Kyle Carr

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #10 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Carr’s arrow started pointing up in high school during the summer of 2020, but the shortened five-round draft led him to honor his commitment to San Diego. He made nine appearances with the Toreros and pitched with Orleans of the Cape Cod League. He transferred to Palomar JC for the 2023 season, then struck out 111 hitters in 78 innings. The Yankees took him with their third-round pick, signed him for $692,000 and then shut him down in favor of targeted instruction after the regular season.
  
  Scouting Report: In high school, Carr’s fastball sat between 92-95 mph and touched 97. He still has projection remaining, which could lead to longer bouts of the range of that velocity band. Carr pairs the fastball with a nasty sweeping slider in the mid 80s with huge break away from lefties. He’s got a developing changeup in the mid 80s, but it’s a clear third pitch at this point and was a focal point during the team’s instructional league camp. Carr ties it together with outstanding athleticism--he ran 6.6-second 60-yard dashes--that helps him repeat his delivery and get to his best stuff with ease. He was a two-way player at Palomar and hit .500 in the spring.
  
  The Future: Carr will make his pro debut in 2024, when he should at least reach Low-A Tampa at some point during the season, if not on Opening Day. In a system typically low and lefthanders, he the upside to fit in the middle of a rotation.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 55

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #123 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Palomar (Calif.) JC Source: JC
  
  Commit/Drafted: Texas Christian
  Age At Draft: 21.2
  BA Grade:45/Extreme
  Tools:Fastball: 55. Slider: 50. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
  
  Carr emerged as a late riser in the 2020 draft class out of San Marcos (Calif.) High, but the shortened draft due to the coronavirus pandemic led him to reach campus at San Diego. He made only nine appearances for the Toreros before bouncing back to Palomar (Calif.) JC this spring, where he went 12-1, 2.31 with 111 strikeouts and 19 walks in 78 innings and emerged as one of the top junior college prospects in the nation. Carr is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound lefthander with growing stuff and physical projection still remaining. His fastball sits 92-95 mph and touches 97 out of an easy, athletic delivery. He holds his velocity deep into starts and often dials up his fastball to throw harder late in games. He is still thin and has a chance to continue adding velocity as he gains weight and strength. Carr’s best secondary is a slider that flashes average with late bite when he stays on top of it, although he sometimes gets around it and it gets sweepy. He rarely throws his below-average, mid-80s changeup. Carr is an excellent athlete who hit .500 in a limited offensive sample this spring and has plus bat speed and natural hitter’s actions at the plate. He pitches from the third-base side of the rubber and occasionally opens up in his delivery, but his athleticism allows him to throw strikes with average control. Carr is committed to Texas Christian but is signable. He projects to be one of the first junior college prospects selected.
• Ranked #500 prospect in 2020 draft
  Carr impressed during the Area Code Games and showed improved stuff this spring before the season shut down. He is an undersized lefty at 6-foot, 165 pounds with an 88-92 mph fastball he commands and a mid-70s breaking ball he can land for strikes. He also flashes a low-80s slider and upper-70s changeup. Carr stays composed on the mound and goes right after hitters. He is a good athlete who is also dangerous at the plate. Carr left his first Area Code Games start with an injury and was scratched from a few starts this spring, leading to some concerns about his health. That, plus his lack of physicality, has most scouts willing to let him go to college. He is committed to San Diego.

• December, 2019 Scouting Report
  Carr impressed during the Area Code Games and showed improved stuff this spring before the season shut down. He is an undersized lefty at 6-foot, 165 pounds with an 88-92 mph fastball he commands and a mid-70s breaking ball he can land for strikes. He also flashes a low-80s slider and upper-70s changeup. Carr stays composed on the mound and goes right after hitters. He is a good athlete who is also dangerous at the plate. Carr left his first Area Code Games start with an injury and was scratched from a few starts this spring, leading to some concerns about his health. That, plus his lack of physicality, has most scouts willing to let him go to college. He is committed to San Diego.