EDIT: Here's an excerpt from the first Cardinals blog I could find regarding Matt Carpenter back in the minors. Dated December 2010, so the end of his first full MiLB season, when he put up a 150 wRC+ in AA Springfield.
https://playahardnine.wordpress.com/201 ... s-hitters/
Suitable replacement. Prospect talk for "somewhere between replacement level and league average."PAH9 wrote:On the positive side, the projection thinks that if David Freese were to get injured again, Matt Carpenter could step right in and be a suitable replacement. As I’ve mentioned previously, that’s a sentiment I share.
I never said he wasn't a good prospect. He wasn't a great prospect. And to the rest of MLB, he was a dime a dozen player that every team has in spades. Keep in mind, Springfield's stadium is a freaking bandbox - it puts Cincinnati's and Philly's stadiums to shame. Hell, in 2009 Dan Descalso put up a 150 wRC+ there. DAN DESCALSO!