Matt Carson

31-Year-Old Outfielder – Cleveland Indians

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STATUS: Day-To-Day INJURY TYPE: Neck

LEAGUE: AAA 40 MAN: NO BATS: R THROWS: R HT: 6' 2" WT: 200 DOB: 7/1/1981
BORN: Newport Beach, CA COLLEGE: Brigham Young DRAFTED: 5th Rd

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Agreed to a minor league contract with the Indians in November of 2012.

March 23, 2013 – Matt Carson News

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Carson left Saturday's game after running into the outfield wall, the Seattle Times' Geoff Baker reports.

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Matt Carson Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	PA	AB	R	H	XBH	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	23	AA	TRE	28	103	99	10	19	6	5	0	1	5	2	3	0	25	2	0	2	.192	.208	.273	.481
2005	23	AA	TRE	28	103	99	10	19	6	5	0	1	5	2	3	0	25	2	0	2	.192	.208	.273	.481
2006	24	AA	TRE	29	97	86	10	22	11	8	1	2	9	0	0	4	25	5	0	2	.256	.304	.442	.746
2006	24	AA	TRE	29	97	86	10	22	11	8	1	2	9	0	0	4	25	5	0	2	.256	.304	.442	.746
2007	25	AA	TRE	129	521	471	72	117	43	24	3	16	76	9	0	33	109	2	6	9	.248	.306	.414	.720
2007	25	AA	TRE	129	521	471	72	117	43	24	3	16	76	9	0	33	109	2	6	9	.248	.306	.414	.720
2008	26	AA	TRE	27	122	112	17	31	16	7	4	5	26	1	1	9	20	1	0	0	.277	.331	.545	.876
2008	26	AA	TRE	27	122	112	17	31	16	7	4	5	26	1	1	9	20	1	0	0	.277	.331	.545	.876
2008	26	AAA	SCR	84	339	305	53	88	26	10	6	10	38	10	3	21	63	2	3	8	.289	.347	.459	.806
2008	26	AAA	SCR	84	339	305	53	88	26	10	6	10	38	10	3	21	63	2	3	8	.289	.347	.459	.806
2009	27	AAA	SAC	118	493	440	68	116	57	29	3	25	77	15	4	38	94	4	5	6	.264	.327	.514	.841
2009	27	AAA	SAC	118	493	440	68	116	57	29	3	25	77	15	4	38	94	4	5	6	.264	.327	.514	.841
2009	27	MAJ	OAK	10	22	21	1	6	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	.286	.273	.429	.701
2010	28	AAA	Sac	64	276	244	53	74	33	18	2	13	36	13	4	24	58	0	2	6	.303	.377	.553	.930
2010	28	MAJ	CHN	12	28	27	1	5	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	12	0	0	0	.185	.214	.222	.437
2010	28	MAJ	OAK	36	83	79	7	14	6	2	0	4	9	4	0	2	23	0	2	0	.177	.193	.354	.547
2010 (Multiple Teams)	28	MAJ	CHN/OAK	48	111	106	8	19	7	3	0	4	14	4	0	3	35	0	2	0	.179	.198	.321	.519
2011	29	AAA	Dur	22	95	84	15	21	12	7	0	5	10	0	0	9	25	0	0	2	.250	.337	.512	.849
2011	29	AAA	Sac	90	400	368	61	105	54	34	1	19	65	11	1	27	88	0	2	3	.285	.338	.538	.876
2012	30	AAA	Roc	115	469	422	64	119	44	28	2	14	53	9	5	37	106	2	2	6	.282	.347	.457	.804
2012	30	MAJ	MIN	26	69	66	3	15	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	21	0	1	0	.227	.246	.242	.488
2013	31	AAA	Col	40	164	143	18	31	8	4	0	4	10	6	0	16	40	2	1	2	.217	.302	.329	.631
3-Year Averages		MAJ		31	75	72	5	14	3	1	0	2	6	2	0	2	22	0	1	0	.194	.213	.292	.505
Career (View All)		MAJ		150	344	329	22	66	17	7	0	10	42	8	0	8	111	0	7	0	.201	.215	.313	.528

Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position

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Matt Carson Advanced Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	PA	AB	Walk Rate	Strikeout Rate	BB/K Ratio	Contact Rate	BABIP	Isolated Power
2005	23	AA	TRE	103	99	0%	24.3%	0.00	75%	.247	.081
2005	23	AA	TRE	103	99	0%	24.3%	0.00	75%	.247	.081
2006	24	AA	TRE	97	86	4.1%	25.8%	0.16	71%	.339	.186
2006	24	AA	TRE	97	86	4.1%	25.8%	0.16	71%	.339	.186
2007	25	AA	TRE	521	471	6.3%	20.9%	0.30	77%	.292	.166
2007	25	AA	TRE	521	471	6.3%	20.9%	0.30	77%	.292	.166
2008	26	AA	TRE	122	112	7.4%	16.4%	0.45	82%	.299	.268
2008	26	AA	TRE	122	112	7.4%	16.4%	0.45	82%	.299	.268
2008	26	AAA	SCR	339	305	6.2%	18.6%	0.33	79%	.336	.170
2008	26	AAA	SCR	339	305	6.2%	18.6%	0.33	79%	.336	.170
2009	27	AAA	SAC	493	440	7.7%	19.1%	0.40	79%	.283	.250
2009	27	AAA	SAC	493	440	7.7%	19.1%	0.40	79%	.283	.250
2009	27	MAJ	OAK	22	21	0%	31.8%	0.00	67%	.385	.143
2010	28	AAA	Sac	276	244	8.7%	21%	0.41	76%	.353	.250
2010	28	MAJ	CHN	28	27	3.6%	42.9%	0.08	56%	.333	.037
2010	28	MAJ	OAK	83	79	2.4%	27.7%	0.09	71%	.192	.177
2010 (Multiple Teams)	28	MAJ	CHN/OAK	111	106	2.7%	31.5%	0.09	67%	.224	.142
2011	29	AAA	Dur	95	84	9.5%	26.3%	0.36	70%	.296	.262
2011	29	AAA	Sac	400	368	6.8%	22%	0.31	76%	.330	.253
2012	30	AAA	Roc	469	422	7.9%	22.6%	0.35	75%	.348	.175
2012	30	MAJ	MIN	69	66	2.9%	30.4%	0.10	68%	.333	.015
2013	31	AAA	Col	164	143	9.8%	24.4%	0.40	72%	.273	.112
3-Year Averages		MAJ		75	72	2.7%	29.3%	0.09	69%	.250	.098
Career		MAJ		344	329	2.3%	32.3%	0.07	66%	.269	.112

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2013 Stat Review for Matt Carson As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

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.217 AVG

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72% Contact Rate

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.273 BABIP

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Power

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.329 SLG

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.112 ISO

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Plate Discipline

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0.40 BB/K

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9.8% BB Rate

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24.4% K Rate

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OPS/OBP

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.631 OPS

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.302 OBP

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Cleveland Indians Roster

Majors

Albers, Matt (P)
Allen, Cody (P)
Aviles, Mike (SS)
Barnes, Scott (P)
Bourn, Michael (OF)
Brantley, Michael (OF)
Cabrera, Asdrubal (SS)
Giambi, Jason (1B)
Gomes, Yan (C)
Herrmann, Frank (P)
Hill, Rich (P)
Jimenez, Ubaldo (P)
Kazmir, Scott (P)
Kipnis, Jason (2B)
Kluber, Corey (P)
Marson, Lou (C)
Masterson, Justin (P)
McAllister, Zach (P)
Myers, Brett (P)
Perez, Chris (P)
Pestano, Vinnie (P)
Phelps, Cord (2B)
Raburn, Ryan (2B)
Reynolds, Mark (1B)
Santana, Carlos (C)
Shaw, Bryan (P)
Smith, Joe (P)
Stubbs, Drew (OF)
Swisher, Nick (OF)
Tomlin, Josh (P)
Wood, Blake (P)

AAA

Bauer, Trevor (P)
Bryson, Rob (P)
Capps, Matt (P)
Carrasco, Carlos (P)
Carrera, Ezequiel (OF)
Matt Carson (OF)
Chen, Chun Hsiu (1B)
Chisenhall, Lonnie (3B)
Diaz, Juan Habisail (SS)
Fedroff, Tim (OF)
Gil, Jerry (P)
Hagadone, Nick (P)
Hermida, Jeremy (OF)
Hernandez, Luis (SS)
House, T.J. (P)
Huff, David (P)
Langwell, Matt (P)
LaPorta, Matt (1B)
Lee, Chen (P)
Martinez, Joe (P)
Matsuzaka, Daisuke (P)
Nieve, Fernando (P)
Rohlinger, Ryan (3B)
Salazar, Danny (P)
Santos, Omir (C)
Soto, Giovanni (P)
Spears, Nate (2B)
Wallace, Chris (C)

AA

Adams, Austin (P)
Aguilar, Jesus (1B)
Bellows, Kyle (3B)

Cook, Cole (P)
Cook, Clayton (P)
Cooper, Jordan (P)
Espino, Paolo (P)
Flores, Jose (P)
Haley, Trey (P)
Holt, Tyler (OF)
Hunter, Cedric (OF)
Latimore, Quincy (OF)
Lavisky, Alex (C)
Martinez, Fabio (P)
Moncrief, Carlos (OF)
Packer, Matt (P)
Price, Bryan (P)
Ramirez, Jose (2B)
Reyes, Argenis (2B)
Rodriguez, Ronny (SS)
Stowell, Bryce (P)

A+

Anderson, Cody (P)
Goodnight, Michael (P)
Lindor, Francisco (SS)
Naquin, Tyler (OF)
Rodriguez, Luigi (OF)
Smith, Jordan (OF)

A

Santander, Anthony (OF)
Sisco, Jake (P)
Vick, Logan (OF)
Washington, LeVon (OF)

Rookie

Araujo, Elvis (P)
Aviles, Robbie (P)
Blair, Kyle (P)
Brown, Mitch (P)
Caro, Hector (OF)
Colantonio, Matthew (C)
Greenwell, Bo (OF)
Guerrero, Harold (P)
Howard, Dillon (P)
Lovegrove, Kieran (P)
Paulino, Dorssys (SS)
Wolters, Tony (SS)

Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Matt Carson (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	HR	RBI	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Clay Rapada	NY-A	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	4.000	5.000
Scott Feldman	CHI-N	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
Bruce Chen	KC	5	3	1	1	1	.600	1.400	2.000
Chad Beck	TOR	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Ryan Cook	OAK	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Casey Janssen	TOR	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Darren O'Day	BAL	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Ervin Santana	KC	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Rafael Perez	BOS	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
Stephen Pryor	SEA	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000

Worst Matchups for Matt Carson (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	RBI	BB	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Joaquin Benoit	DET	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Alex Burnett	BAL	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Carter Capps	SEA	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
Glen Perkins	MIN	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Bobby Cassevah	COL	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Tim Collins	KC	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Matt Harrison	TEX	0	1	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Tommy Hunter	BAL	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Addison Reed	CHI-A	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
DeWayne Wise	CHI-A	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats ▲ Games By Position

Matt Carson: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

11/26/2012

Carson signed a minor league contract with Cleveland, Baseball America reports.

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10/24/2012

Carson was outrighted off the 40-man roster by Minnesota.

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9/23/2012

Carson will start the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

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9/5/2012

Carson is in Wednesday's lineup in left field, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

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8/30/2012

Carson will be recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

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8/30/2012

Carson is likely to be recalled from Triple-A Rochester with Denard Span placed on the DL, ESPN 1500 am Twin Cities reports.

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8/24/2012

Carson was optioned to Triple-A Rochester.

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8/19/2012

Carson will start in right field Sunday, MLB.com reports.

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8/18/2012

Carson went 3-for-4 as the Twins' starting right fielder Saturday.

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8/17/2012

Carson was officially called up by the Twins on Friday, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

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8/16/2012

The Twins are expected to select Carson's contract, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

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6/18/2012

Carson went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two home runs, four RBI and a stolen base against Triple-A Louisville on Sunday.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2012

He hit .279 with 24 home runs between two teams at Triple-A last season, but he's a long shot to win a roster spot this spring and likely just adds depth at Triple-A.

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