Dbacks Trade Rumor - Quentin to White Sox

[Mulli]

D'Backs Trade Quentin To White Sox For Chris Carter

According to MLB Radio via MetsBlog, the D'Backs will send outfielder Carlos Quentin to the White Sox for first baseman Chris Carter. Here's the MLB.com link. Kenny Williams and Josh Byrnes have gotten together on many trades in the past.
Carter was recently ranked Chicago's 4th best prospect by Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein, and their best position player prospect. The 21 year-old first baseman will try his hand at High A in 2008. Goldstein calls him a "true slugger with tremendous strength and power to all fields," while noting that he is poor defensively even at first base. Carter's a few years off, so Conor Jackson doesn't have to worry quite yet.
Quentin didn't have a place on the D'Backs after they signed Eric Byrnes to a contract extension. 2007 was a lost year for Quentin as he dealt with shoulder and hamstring issues. He plans to have labrum surgery to fix the shoulder this winter. The 25 year-old has mashed at Triple A and knows how to take a walk - he is exactly what the White Sox needed. Faith in Kenny Williams has been restored, perhaps.
It's tough to pick a winner here; I like the deal for both clubs. I love it for the White Sox, who had a strong need for position-playing young talent. The D'Backs did well getting Carter, though they weren't able to spin Quentin into a starting pitcher. Quentin wouldn't have gotten a chance to rebuild value with Arizona at the big league level in 2008 anyway.

 

[Alan]

EVT confirmed the deal.

 

[green machine]

Is this the Chris Carter that was already in the Dbacks organization or is it another one?

 

[Mulli]

Is this the Chris Carter that was already in the Dbacks organization or is it another one?

Different one. Drafted by Chisox in 2005.

 

[green machine]

Different one. Drafted by Chisox in 2005.

OK good, because that would have been sad.

 

[Mulli]

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Chris-Carter-5.shtml

 

[abomb]

So what is the skinny on this deal? Why was either player traded?

 

[Mulli]

The Chris Young deal worked out well. Maybe the Dbacks thought it would be worth a shot.

 

[PDXChris]

I have a feeling this deal will have to do with a trade involving the A's and Haren.

 

[boondockdrunk]

Diamondbacks acquired first baseman Chris Carter from the White Sox for outfielder Carlos Quentin.
Carter, who turns 21 this month, hit .291/.383/.522 for low Single-A Kannapolis last season. He's a right-handed hitter with 30-homer potential, but he's not much of a defender and he's a long way from the majors. While he does become one of Arizona's top-five prospects, he's not a good enough return for Quentin.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&filter_teams=N&id=4964

 

[JerkFace]

spin carter, gonzales, and a pitching prospect for haren.....sounds good to me.

 

[asuhoopnut]

Banky Bruce said, "I have a feeling this deal will have to do with a trade involving the A's and Harden".


Leave the d out of the name. We don't want Harden from Oakland.
He's too injury prone. We want Haren (Dan Haren)! Hopefully, this trade leads to us spinning off Carter with others for starting pitching. Otherwise, I believe the White Sox got the better end of this deal and have much more upside in Quentin. I still believe that he will be a star!

 

[Diamondback Jay]

Diamondbacks acquired first baseman Chris Carter from the White Sox for outfielder Carlos Quentin.

Carter, who turns 21 this month, hit .291/.383/.522 for low Single-A Kannapolis last season. He's a right-handed hitter with 30-homer potential, but he's not much of a defender and he's a long way from the majors. While he does become one of Arizona's top-five prospects, he's not a good enough return. He's not much of a defender and he's a long way from the majors. While he does become one of Arizona's top-five prospects, he's not a good enough return for Quentin.

Boy, if he wasn't 4 years younger, I'd SWEAR they were getting the former DBack, current National prospect back after reading that scouting report.

 

[Chainthroer]

JMO, but I don't like this deal, unless it involves a further trade for Haren. Quentin, at one time, was the D-Backs top prospect. Undoubtedly, he'll heal up and develop eventually into an All-Star. I just do not see equal value.