He IS 3.8 years younger than the Texas Leaugue average. I didn’t say he was 5 years younger than average.Swirls wrote:I feel like this is a case for one of those "erroneous on all counts" gifs.salukifan2 wrote:Really mind numbing stuff here. We’ve got folks poo-pooing the power of a guy leading the Texas league in Isolated Power all the while being 4 years younger than league average. Get a life.
Don’t come Carlson to a guy he is 5” taller than and outweighs by 30lbs (will probably be 40lbs ina year or two)?
Carlson’s calling cards when drafted were power, patience, a slick glove at 1B and a high baseball IQ. Power has been slower to develop, but he’s also been facing pitchers 3-5 years older than him his entire MiLB career.
At age 19 in the FSL Carlson hit 9hr
At age 20 in the FSL Yelich hit 12hr.
The average age in the Texas League is not 24-25. That's about the average age across all of minor league baseball. AA players average 22-23. Yes, he's still EXTREMELY young for his level, but not 5 years younger.
His calling card when he was drafted was (somewhat) his IQ but more his receptiveness and willingness to accept coaching. He was considered an overdraft in the first round, as he would sign for slot or even under slot, allowing the team to overspend on the other guys we took in the first round (Delvin Perez, Dakota Hudson, Connor Jones) or elsewhere in the draft. Randy's team recognized future power potential as he got older, but it's not like he was hitting moon shots as a 16 year old like Bryce Harper.
He was absolutely described as a player with good power potential and good footwork around the bag at first.
Erroneous on all counts is comping him to 5’9” slap hitter like Deshield and Eaton