What the experts had to say about Mike Carp...

Baseball America 2004 Draft Report Cards: NL East

Best Pure Hitter: 1B Mike Carp (9) has a nice line-drive stroke from the left side of the plate. He batted .267-4-26 in the GCL.

Baseball America - Daily Dish April 19, 2005

Hagerstown first baseman Mike Carp is adjusting well to his first taste of full season ball. The Mets' ninth-round pick in 2004 out of Lakewood (Calif.) High has a league-leading five homers in his first 30 at-bats and is hitting .267/.368/.800. Carp hit just four homers last season in 191 at-bats in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League.

Baseball America - Daily Dish May 10, 2005

One of the breakout stars of the Sally League has been Mike Carp of low Class A Hagerstown. The Mets selected the 18-year-old in the ninth round last year out of Lakewood (Calif.) High and he has shown prodigious power for his age. The first baseman went 3-for-4 with a homer, a double and walk last night and is hitting .284/.400/.704 with 10 homers.

May 10, 2005 - Prospect Hot Sheet

In The Team Photo

Brian Bannister, rhp, Mets (Double-A Binghamton)
Dallas Braden, lhp, Athletics (High Class A Stockton)
Dante Brinkley, of, Mets (Low Class A Hagerstown)
Mike Carp, of, Mets (Low Class A Hagerstown)
Dave Haehnel, lhp, Orioles (Low Class A Delmarva)
Matt Harrison, lhp, Braves (Low Class A Rome)
Philip Hughes, rhp, Yankees (High Class A Charleston)
Conor Jackson, 1b, Diamondbacks (Triple-A Tucson)
Todd Linden, of, Giants (Triple-A Fresno)
Eddy Martinez-Esteve, of, Giants (High Class A San Jose)
Matt Moses, 3b, Twins (High Class A Ft. Myers)
Matt Murton, of, Cubs (Double-A West Tenn)
John Nelson, ss, Cardinals (Triple-A Memphis)
Jerry Owens, of, White Sox (Double-A Birmingham)
Glen Perkins, lhp, Twins (High Class A Ft. Myers)