Day-To-Day
Injury Back
2024 Stats
AVG
.216
HR
5
RBI
15
R
23
SB
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The back of Carter's baseball card looks pristine and he shined on a big postseason stage, but there is one glaring weakness to acknowledge: his inability to hit lefties. He should be a fantastic option near the top of the lineup against righties and has the speed to steal 20-plus bases. Carter's hard-hit data is middling, especially for a top prospect who is big-league ready. However, he is a master at getting the barrel to the ball and taking opposite-handed pitchers out to the pull side. Carter's 13.4 O-Swing% was incredibly low, especially for a rookie hitter who also slugged .645 in 75 MLB plate appearances. For now, he is a premium platoon prospect. He went hitless with one walk and six strikeouts in 11 plate appearances against big-league lefties and notched one extra-base hit (a double) while striking out 28 times in 106 plate appearances against southpaws at Double-A and Triple-A. The Rangers are loaded, so Carter may platoon, but he could still go 15/20 with a high OBP and won't turn 22 until August. Read Past Outlooks
Held out for third straight game
Carter (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
ANALYSIS
With lefty Austin Gomber starting for Colorado in Friday's 4-2 loss, Carter was held out of the starting nine, but he logged an at-bat off the bench as a pinch-hitter. He may have tweaked his back at some point during that appearance, however, as he'll remain on the bench for a third straight day. Robbie Grossman will fill in for the banged-up Carter in left field.
With lefty Austin Gomber starting for Colorado in Friday's 4-2 loss, Carter was held out of the starting nine, but he logged an at-bat off the bench as a pinch-hitter. He may have tweaked his back at some point during that appearance, however, as he'll remain on the bench for a third straight day. Robbie Grossman will fill in for the banged-up Carter in left field.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+323%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+194%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .231 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .081 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .978 | 177 | 10 | 25 | .287 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .284 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .111 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .836 | 113 | 5 | 13 | .245 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .091 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 1.238 | 64 | 5 | 12 | .365 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+35%
OPS at Home
2024
+38%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .974 | 96 | 6 | 16 | .268 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .722 | 121 | 4 | 11 | .229 | ||||
| 2024Home | .843 | 67 | 3 | 8 | .241 | ||||
| 2024Away | .610 | 75 | 2 | 7 | .194 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.289 | 29 | 3 | 8 | .333 | ||||
| 2023Away | .913 | 46 | 2 | 4 | .289 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Evan Carter compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.38BB Rate
9.9%K Rate
26.1%BABIP
.262ISO
.200AVG
.216OBP
.303SLG
.416OPS
.719wOBA
.316Exit Velocity
86.1 mphHard Hit Rate
33.7%Barrels/PA
4.2%Expected BA
.219Expected SLG
.357Sprint Speed
25.3 ft/secGround Ball %
40.4%Line Drive %
15.7%Fly Ball %
43.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Won't be hitting leadoff
Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports Carter is likely to hit leadoff for the Rangers sometimes during spring training, but the rookie isn't expected to bat there during the regular season.
ANALYSIS
The lefty-hitting outfielder would make a good fit atop the lineup given his 16.2 percent walk rate in 75 big-league plate appearances last season, but Marcus Semien won't be moving out of that spot anytime soon. Carter hasn't experienced a ton of success against lefties throughout his professional career but should still see some starts against them in 2024, as the Rangers want him to work as their primary left fielder and not strictly as a platoon player.
The lefty-hitting outfielder would make a good fit atop the lineup given his 16.2 percent walk rate in 75 big-league plate appearances last season, but Marcus Semien won't be moving out of that spot anytime soon. Carter hasn't experienced a ton of success against lefties throughout his professional career but should still see some starts against them in 2024, as the Rangers want him to work as their primary left fielder and not strictly as a platoon player.
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Carter, whom the Rangers selected with the 50th overall pick in 2020, finally got to play nearly a full minor-league season and proved himself to be one of the game's top outfield prospects in the process. A stress fracture in his back limited him to 32 games at Single-A in 2021, but his approach as an 18-year-old (.438 OBP, 34 walks, 28 strikeouts) jumped out as a strength. Carter followed that up with a .295/.397/.489 slash line, 17.1 K% and 13.5 BB% while playing 100 games at High-A and six games at Double-A. He hit 12 home runs and went 28-for-41 (68.3% success rate) on stolen base attempts while being one of the youngest hitters at each stop. Carter clearly projects as a leadoff hitter down the road, it's just a matter of projecting how much power he will develop and how many bases he will steal annually. His 28.6 Hard% was fine for a player his age (turned 20 in August) with his plate skills, but that success rate on the bases is a bit discouraging. There's 15-homer/20-steal upside for now, but Carter still has room to improve or regress in the next couple years as he faces better pitching.
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Dealing with stiff back
Carter is sitting Saturday against the Rockies due to lower-back stiffness, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Sitting Saturday
Carter is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
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Out against left-hander
Carter is out of the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Athletics.
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Sitting versus southpaw
Carter is absent from the lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
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Starts against lefty
Carter started in center field and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington.
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