Carter Young
SS 6-1 177 Vanderbilt
2021 Vandy Boy stat line - 61-G, 238-AB, .252, 16-HR, 52-RBI, .559-slug%
2022 stat line (as of 3-31-22) - 83-AB, .289, 4-HR
29. Carter Young, SS, Vanderbilt
The Commodores have had at least one player selected in the first round in seven of the past eight drafts. Young represents their best hope of carrying the flame onward. The elevator pitch here is that he's a capable defensive shortstop who homered 16 times last season in the toughest collegiate conference. The stairs pitch isn't as thrilling. Whereas coming out of high school he was viewed as a polished batsman who could move the ball around the field, he's now unexpectedly prone to the three true outcomes. In fact, Young's TTO rate last year was 47 percent; Adam Dunn's TTO rate for his big-league career was about 50 percent. That wouldn't be a problem if the complexion of his outcomes were more favorable, but he finished last season with a 2.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Young has a chance to climb the board with a more encouraging spring; for now, he looks like a late first-round pick with question marks.
2-10-22 - https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2022-mlb-mock-draft-version-10/?s=03 -
21. Mariners — Carter Young, SS, Vanderbilt
Scout’s take: It's either Carter Young or Jordan Sprinkle here. Young is a switch-hitting, reliable-defending shortstop that I expect to perform better this year in the SEC. I think it's a safe pick. He has experience leading one of the best teams in the country. He has some swing and miss but he should get to his power as he improves his plate discipline. I’m high on Young and believe he will be an average switch hitter with above-average power and an above-average glove. The Mariners don’t let him get past pick 21 after a good performance this season.
Carlos’ take: You’ve been talking about Young for a while now so I am not surprised to see him go off the board here. Still, the swing and miss (30.1 K% in 2021) scares me, even if he is a good defender at a premium position in the SEC. There are shades of Jud Fabian for me with Young, though I’m not sure how much more the industry will prefer the premium shortstop with power over the premium center fielder with power.
1-15-22 - https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2022-mlb-draft-top-100-prospects/ -
33 Carter Young Vanderbilt SS
Ht: 6-0 | Wt: 180 | B-T: B-R
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.5
Young was a performer with Team USA in high school, while handling both middle infield positions, but he struggled offensively during his spring season and made it to campus at Vanderbilt. At school, Young has shown significantly more power than scouts anticipated, with 16 home runs last spring and a .252/.341/.559 slash line. That power came with a high strikeout rate (30.1%) and there continue to be real questions about how much contact Young will make in general and at the next level. He struggled mightily against several pitch types, including fastballs harder than 93 mph and both breaking balls and offspeed offerings. Young is a slick-fielding shortstop who has a case as one of the better defenders at the position in the class. He’s a plus defender with impressive actions and more than enough arm to stick at the position. Because of that defensive profile, those highest on him see a sure-fire shortstop who hit 16 home runs in the SEC—that profile sounds like a first-rounder. Scouts more skeptical of the bat have him more in the second or third round range and are hoping he refines his approach and cuts the strikeouts during his draft year.
1-5-21 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft -
Prospect Live Mock Draft 1.0
28. Houston Astros
Carter Young, SS, Vanderbilt
Young has been a popular name among scouts since his u16 days in Selah, Washington, though he’s really come into his own and tapped into his big baseball upside the last two seasons. The Astros love athletes and they like players who can stay up the middle. That’s certainly Young. Swing-and-miss concerns are present, so he’ll need to clean that up a bit in 2022, but if the hit tool ticks forward, we’re talking about and above average shortstop with at least an above average arm. Those don’t grow on trees. This will be Houston’s first first or second round pick since 2019, so it’s paramount they land value and begin replenishing what’s become an anemic farm system due to lack of access to top amateur talent.
1-3-22 - Joe Doyle @JoeDoyleMiLB
Vanderbilt SS Carter Young has huge upside. A plus glove. A plus arm. The ability to pound the ball out of the park. If he produces better bat-to-ball in 2022, the sky is the limit.
No. 21 on our Prospects Live Top 300 MLB Draft Prospects.
12-30-21 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2021/12/29/2022-mlb-draft-top-300-prospects -
21. Carter Young Shortstop, Vanderbilt
Young is revered for his actions on the dirt where he's comfortably an above average defender, though most believe his athleticism and twitch suggest a plus defender at the next level. The throwing arm also comfortably grades out above average, aided by his experience behind the plate as a prep. A switch-hitter, he’s beginning to tap into game power at the plate, especially from left side. His batted-ball damage metrics rank among the best in the country. Young was a little banged up toward the latter half of the 2021 season. Fully healthy again in 2022, he figures to be one of the more intriguing hitters in the SEC, though admittedly there's some swing and miss and strikeout concerns here that need ironing out. To reach his first round ceiling, scouts want to see marked improvement in the bat-to-ball. Even if Young is only a 40 hitter with 50+ game power, that's an appealing profile to evaluators considering the pillars on defense.
Carter Young earned All-SEC Newcomer honors last year after hitting .252 with a team-leading 16 home runs and 52 RBIs in 61 games. He scored 47 runs and belted 60 hits, 15 doubles and five triples. He’s the No. 25-ranked player on D1Baseball’s Top 100 2022 MLB Draft Prospects list.
12-6-21 - Prospects Live - Top Shortstops -
CARTER YOUNG, VANDERBILT
For our money, Young is one of the most impressive defensive shortstops in the class.
At the plate, there are a few more questions. Proponents will point to a mid-season shoulder injury that zapped his production, though detractors will point to rate stats that need to be adone of the most impressive defensive shortstops in the class.dressed. After a gangbusters freshman campaign slashing .328/.373/.377, Young was off to a hot start in 2021 when the aforementioned shoulder injury slowed his on-field impact. He finished the year posting a .252/.341/.559 slash with 16 homers. In the power department, it was a massive jump forward. But the average will need to come up. After a 25 percent K-rate in 2020, his punchouts jumped to 29.3 percent last season. This too must drastically improve. Young can get a little pull-happy, so staying up the middle of the field might benefit his overall offensive game. From this chair, sacrificing some of that newfound thump for “hittability” would do his profile wonders.
11-29-21 - bpj -
Carter Young showed flashes of his offensive potential as a sophomore last year. He hit .252 with 15 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 52 RBIs in 238 at-bats in 61 games. But Young struggled with his plate discipline, as he struck out 84 times while drawing 31 walks.
Young is a 6-foot, 180-pound switch-hitting shortstop with an exciting toolset and the potential to be a five-tool player.
Defensively, Young is a slick-fielding shortstop with speed, athleticism and above-average arm strength. He moves well laterally to make difficult plays to his right and left.
11-12-21 - Through The Fence Mock 2.0 -
4. Pittsburgh Pirates: Carter Young, SS, Vanderbilt
Carter Young took over shortstop after Austin Martin was drafted over a year ago. He can do a little bit of everything. He reminds me of a Trea Truner/Dansby Swanson type of player. He’s taken a backseat this past season due to the star power of Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker, but now it’s his time to shine.
11-1-21 - Prospect Live - Top 200 Prospects -
8. Carter Young
Shortstop, Vanderbilt
Bit of a do-it-all player in his prep days, Young has played catcher and middle infield over the course of his young career. Young started every game at shortstop for Vandy where he'd hit .328 in a shortened season in 2020. Young is revered for his actions on the dirt where he's comfortably an above average defender, though most believe his athleticism and twitch suggest a plus defender at the next level. The throwing arm also comfortably grades out above average, aided by his experience behind the plate as a prep. A switch-hitter, he’s beginning to tap into some power at the plate, especially from left side. Young was a little banged up toward the latter half of the 2021 season. Fully healthy again in 2022, he figures to be one of the more complete hitters in the SEC. Young fills up a scouting report and some liken his future pedigree to former VandyBoy and no. 1 overall pick Dansby Swanson.
2 comments:
Not sure we need a Carter Young when we have Wyatt Young.
Can't have enough young players.
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