Irving Carter
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Tons of talent here. 95+ fastball, three more quality pitches and control up the wazoo.
How would you like to be the high school team that had to play a doubleheader again Carter and his teammate, Andrew Painter?
Signing him could be a big problem unless the team is willing to shell out first round money.
RHP 6-4 200 Boynton Beach, Florida Home schooled
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3-12-21 - top 50 HS players -
12. Irving Carter, RHP, Calvary Christian Academy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Carter has three present quality pitches and a solid track record of performing against quality competition. He attacks hitters with a low-90s fastball, a hard slider, and a solid changeup.
1-14-21 - Baseball America
Irving Carter
Calvary Christian HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. RHP
Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R
Commit/Drafted: Miami
Age At Draft: 18.8
A 6-foot-4, 210-pound righthander committed to Miami, Carter helps form one of the loudest 1-2 punches of any high school pitching staff in the country alongside RHP Andrew Painter at Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Carter has a solid three-pitch mix that he shows feel for that includes a fastball, slider and changeup. His fastball sits in the low 90s and has touched 94-95 at his best, with some sinking life and his slider has solid power and two-plane biting action in the 84-87 mph range. Carter previously threw a curveball, but started going towards a slider instead, which has given him a much more advanced breaking ball and elevated his draft stock. He has shown good feel to throw a mid-80s changeup. While scouts and coaches alike praise Carter’s bulldog-like demeanor on the mound, the question is whether he’s a starter or reliever at the next level. He’s athletic with a starter’s frame, but his delivery has plenty of effort and his arm stroke is long with some stabbing action in the back that could be concerning.
1-7-21 - CUBBIES CRIB -
Irving Carter, RHP, Calvary Christian
The willingness to lean into a starting pitcher at the high school level is not one team’s take lightly. The last time the Cubs selected a high school pitcher in the draft was 2005, in the third round. To say it is a thing that is almost non-existent. Notwithstanding, it has become clear the Cubs are moving in the direction of a rebuild leading us to Irving Carter at pick number 21.
Carter is currently a part of a rotation, which is one of the best in the country. Calvary Christian is a dominant program, having captured two state championships in the past three years. At the helm of those wins is Carter, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound right-handed pitcher.
Committed to Miami, it may not be easy to sway a guy like Carter, especially towards the end of the first round. If there is a team, however, who could do it, it would be the Cubs. Carter has a potent three-pitch mix working primarily from his fastball, which sits currently in the low-90s but has been seen to touch 94-95 mph.
Add in a biting slider and an above-average changeup, along with that windup and delivery, and you nearly have a prototype of Trevor Bauer. I’m joking, mostly. Carter has been known to display a “bulldog-like demeanor” in his starts leading me back to the Bauer comparison. Again, mostly kidding.
11-11-20 - Prospects Live Top 300 Prospect List -
56. Irving Carter - RHP
Bio:
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200 lbs
Hits/Throws: R-R
Hometown: Boynton Beach, FL
School: Calvary Christian Academy
Elite athlete with good feel for pitchability. 91-94 with hammer curveball and 60 split finger/changeup. Carter has been on the scene for a long time and has been one of the bigger names for a few years now in the 2021 class.
11-7-2020 -
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Irving Carter (2021 Boynton Beach, FL) is as intense and competitive as they get. The righty sat 92-95 mph at the WWBA with his normal hard biting slider that peaks in the mid-80s. He was a bit more erratic than normal. But a lot was the extended look and most likely with a low workload that came with the strange 2020 year, as we have seen him hold his stuff and command late in outings. His consistency with his two-pitch mix is well documented at this point and his changeup is showing more promise.
Irving Carter – RHP: Irving has the perfect mix of projection, pitchability, electric arm, nasty movement, and ability to give so many different looks from hesitations to multiple leg pumps that hardly give his command issues, as it grades as Above-Average (55) With a Plus (60) Fastball with strong-arm side sink that sits 91-94 T95 and a Plus (60) Slider combo and a Splitter/Changeup that flashes a chance to be more than the Above-Average (55) Grade I have it as, shows potential to be his best pitch with more consistency. He misses a ton of bats and has all the fire and competitive edge you want from a Starting Pitcher.
Irving Carter, RHP, Calvary Christian HS (Fort Lauderdale)
Yes, there’s another Calvary Christian hurler on this list. Carter, alongside staff ace Andrew Painter, form what is perhaps the best prep 1-2 punch since Lucas Giolito and Max Fried were at Harvard-Westlake. At 6’4”, 210 lbs, Carter has an ideal frame and big now stuff headlined by a mid-90s heater, most often a two-seam. His breaking stuff is impressive for his age, with a power slider in the mid-80s that projects as a plus pitch. Carter has thrown a curveball in the past as well, and while he has seemingly shelved it for now it might be worth revisiting in the pros.
Carter’s delivery isn’t quite as picturesque as his teammate’s, with a very long arm circle and a higher level of effort, but he repeats very well and looks controlled throughout, so it isn’t something that I’d ding him for. He’ll even play with his timing to try to keep hitters off balance, which can be a very beneficial wrinkle in a pitcher’s profile, and it could be important for Carter, who really doesn’t hide the ball much at all in his delivery as of now. While he really only takes a two pitch approach right now, there’s plenty of reason to believe he’ll fill out his arsenal in time, and could either choose to get to work on a changeup or revive his old curveball to complement the fastball/slider combination. He’s also praised for his mentality and aggression on the mound, which should serve him well in the pro game. Compared to Painter, Carter’s arsenal is a bit more narrow and it’s more difficult to project impact command, if you happen to find yourself nearby, the trip to Cavalry Christian could be well worth it this spring.
Irving Carter, RHP, Florida HS
The final guy in my second tier of prep arms is 6’4, 200 pound Irving Carter from Florida. The Miami commit is a projectable and athletic pitcher with a natural feel for pitching. Carter tops out at 94 MPH with his fastball, though there is more in the tank once he fills out, and adds in a plus slider and a high quality change that can get swings and misses. Carter’s stuff is nice, and the athleticism and projection should mean plenty more to come, but that isn’t the main reason he ranks so high. Carter knows how to keep hitters off balance in a way few high school arms can, changing his speeds and the timing, and has some deception in his delivery. Carter’s feel for pitching shouldn’t surprise anyone, as he started his high school’s state championship game...as an 8th grader! So his experience in big games has given him a level of extra confidence on the mound. Carter also has at least above average command, giving him pretty much everything you could ask for in a prep arm. Should he gain some velocity, you can expect him to push his way higher on this list of rankings.
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Irving Carter is a 2021 RHP/1B with a 6-3 200 lb. frame from Boynton Beach, FL who is home schooled. Big and strong athletic build, pretty mature physically. Turn and throw delivery with good direction to the plate, high 3/4's arm slot, will vary his wind up pace and throw in hesitations, arm is fast and loose. Fastball topped out at 92 mph, mostly straight and gets on hitters quickly. Breaking ball showed the potential to be a plus swing/miss pitch, has power and depth with sharp biting action at times, tunnels his breaking ball well with his fastball. Developing change up that he tended to cup in back. Threw strikes with all three pitches and has an idea how to work the zone and when to challenge.
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Irving Carter looks real attractive. Is Taijuan Walker a comp?
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