Scouting Report - LHP - Carter Holton

 

Carter Holton

 

LHP 5-11 175 Benedictine Academy (GA) 

 

PG -

 

Carter Holton is a 2021 LHP/1B, OF with a 5-11 175 lb. frame from Guyton, GA who attends Benedictine Military. Medium athletic build with good present strength. Tall on his back side with a good hip turn over the rubber, compact quick arm from a 3/4's to extended 3/4's arm slot, creates good angle through the zone, has some energy through release, full body delivery. Worked consistently in the low 90's with his fastball, has been up to 96 mph at other Perfect Game events, attacks the zone with his fastball. Tends to slow his body and arm on his curveball, gets some spin when on top of it. Showed some confidence in his change up. Good athlete with a strong arm who has had incredible performance numbers throughout his career.

 

 Prospects Live -

 

 Carter Holton - This guy’s inning may go down as the most impressive one in my book. Earlier this summer, Holton was sitting in the low-90s with his fastball and the breaking ball fluctuated between slider and curveball. In OKC, he came out guns blazing with the fastball sitting 94-96 MPH with run to it and paired it with a slider and curveball that had more definitive shapes to them. While he did give up a single to Alex Mooney to start off the inning, he came back with strikeouts of Jordan Lawlar (95 FB) and Ian Moller (96 FB) and got Max McGwire to ground out on another fastball. The heater was a lethal pitch, but some work with his command is definitely needed, particularly on the slider. The slider is a low-spin pitch that, while it has shown improvement, needs more refinement in the near future.

  

Prospect Worldwide -

 

Carter Holton – LHP: Quick riser throughout the summer. Holton is an undersized put powerful Left-Hander. With a Plus (60)Fastball touching 96 regularly but generally sits 93-94. Generating some of the best arm speed of any pitcher in the class with plus extension that helps make his Fastball a true weapon at the next level and shows legitimate Swing and Miss potential. He also has a Curveball that shows some inconsistencies, and a Changeup that shows (55) Above-Average. A bit of a high effort delivery, and improvements needed in the secondaries, so there is some pen risk, and would likely figure into the back end of a Bullpen.

 

  MLB -

 

Carter Holton, LHP, Bendectine Military (Ga.) -- Committed to Vanderbilt, Holton is a slightly undersized lefty with a lot of arm strength. He was 90-95 mph during his two scoreless innings with a low-to-mid 70s curveball. There’s some effort, leading to some reliever risk.

 

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