ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS TOP 10 PROSPECTS
1. CORBIN CARROLL, OF
AGE: 21. B-T: L-L. HT: 5-10. WT: 165. DRAFTED: HS—Seattle, 2019 (1st round). SIGNED BY: Dan Ramsay.
TRACK RECORD: Carroll emerged early as one of the most talented players in the 2019 draft class, but concerns about his small stature caused him to fall to the 16th overall pick, where the D-backs were thrilled to scoop him up. He signed for $3.75 million to pass up a UCLA commitment and quickly went about justifying Arizona’s excitement. Carroll performed well in his pro debut while advancing out of Rookie ball after just 31 games and excelled at the alternate training site in 2020. He got off to a fast start at High-A Hillsboro in 2021, but he hurt himself on a home run swing in his seventh game of the season, tearing his labrum and capsule in his right, non-throwing shoulder.
Carroll is a dynamic, multi-talented player who projects to fit at or near the top of a big league lineup. He has a fluid lefthanded swing, an all-fields approach and a propensity for finding the barrel, all of which helps him project to be a plus hitter. He produces impressive slugging numbers despite his 5-foot-10, 165-pound stature by shooting balls into the gaps and down the lines for extra bases. He has the sort of effortless swing in which he simplifies his movements to generate high exit velocities with relative ease. He is able to add loft while avoiding too steep of an angle in his swing, resulting in consistent hard contact in the air without a corresponding increase
