In an effort to boost their terrible offense the Mariners have called up first baseman/left fielder Mike Carp from Triple-A, where he hit .348 with 19 homers and a 1.069 OPS in 57 games.
That type of production obviously screams out for an opportunity, but it’s worth noting that Carp is also 25 years old and this was his third season at Triple-A.
Last season he hit 29 homers in 110 games there, but it came with a .257 batting average. And the season before that he batted .271 with 15 homers and an .818 OPS in 110 games.
He’s far more likely to be a solid platoon player than anything resembling a star, but it also won’t take much for Carp to be a big upgrade for a lineup that ranks dead last among AL teams in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.
