LHP Kyle Carr, 3rd round (97th) – New York Yankees - Signed $692,000

Hometown: San Marcos, Calif.

Born: San Diego, Calif.

Height/Weight: 6’ 1” 175 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L-L

School: Palomar Junior College

Coach: Ben Adams.

Committed: TCU.

Slot: $692,000

Signed: $692,000

Scout: Troy Afenir.

Previous Teams: University of San Diego, San Marcus High, Trosky Redbirds, Prime Time Expos.

Previous Coaches: Brock Ungricht, Jeff Dufek Jon Lukens, Darcy Carr.

Rankings: 123rd on Baseball America’s top 500 list ... 174th on MLB Pipeline’s top 250 combined list of high schoolers and collegians.

Parents: Father Darcy Carr (Sydney, NS) was a college student at St. Francis Xavier University and working summers as a college student at the NATO Ramstein Air Base base in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany where he met Carine Nguyen from Vietnam. They moved to San Diego.

Good genes: His father said he played baseball and basketball in high school.

WBC eligible?: Yes. Exactly the same as 1B Freddie Freeman, RHP Jameson Taillon, INF Chris Barnwell, whose parents are Canadian.

Major leaguers with Vietnam heritage: OF Tommy Pham of the New York Mets and RHP Danny Graves, who pitched nine seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland and the Mets.

Spring of 2023 at Palomar _ Was 12-1 with a 2.31 ERA in 15 games -- 14 starts -- walking 11 and striking out 111 in 78 innings ... He picked up wins over Golden West (three innings, one unearned run, three strikeouts), Riverside (five scoreless, six whiffs) ... Riverside (five scoreless, six strikeouts) ... Orange Coast (five innings, three runs, six strikeouts) ... San Diego City (six innings, one run, six strikeouts) ... Imperial Valley (five innings, one run, 10 strikeouts) ... San Diego Mesa (six innings, two runs, seven fanned) ... Southwestern (five scoreless, eight Ks) ... San Diego City (five innings, one unearned run, five strikeouts) ... Pasadena City (six innings, one run, nine whiffs) ... Grossmont (five innings two runs, eight strikeouts) ... Southwestern (six scoreless, 13 strikeouts) and East Los Angeles (seven innings scoreless, 10 strikeouts) ... Had an impressive outing against Fullerton (four innings, one run, six strikeouts) … At the plate … he hit .500 (21-for-42) with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers and 17 RBIs. He had a 1.572 OPS in 28 games.

Summer of 2022 with Orleans Firebirds on Cape Cod _ Was 1-2 with a 3.57 ERA in seven games -- four starts ... Walked nine and struck out 21 in 22 2/3 innings.

Spring of 2022 as a red shirt freshman at University of San Diego _ Appeared in nine games on the mound -- five starts -- going 2-1 with a 6.19 ERA. He had 22 strikeouts and seven walks in 16 innings ... Threw three scoreless with four strikeouts in the WCC Tournament, including two in the championship contest against Gonzaga that saw him secure the game’s last out ... At the plate _ Had 14 at-bats as a hitter, notching a single, a double, a run scored, and an RBI in three games as USD’s DH.

Spring of 2021 as a freshman at University of San Diego _ Did not see any game action for the Toreros.

Spring of 2020 at San Marcos High (shortened season) _ Batted .407, with .541 on-base, 1.467 OPS, hitting five doubles, three homers and 12 RBIs in eight games.

Spring of 2019 at San Marcos High _ Batted .405 with five homers.

Spring of 2018 at San Marcos High _ Hit .353.

Yankees assistant scouting director Mitch Colahan shakes hands with Kyle Carr

Honours: Summer of 2023 at Palomar _ One of nine ABCA/Rawlings Sports National Pitcher of the Year, along with LHP Matt Wilkinson (White Rock, BC), the Okotoks Dawgs grad who was at Central Arizona Vaqueros this spring ... Summer of 2020 _ Named San Diego summer league incoming freshman of the year … Spring of 2019 at San Marcos High _ Named Team MVP ... Selected All-League First Team …. Spring of 2018 at San Marcos High _ Helped his San Marcos to a league championship ... Lions Tournament- Open Division champs ... Earned All-League Second Team … Spring of 2018 at San Marcos High _ Named defensive player of the year … Spring of 2017 at San Marcos High _ Named defensive player of the year.

Scouting report

Baseball America

Age At Draft: 21.2

BA Grade:45/Extreme

Tools: Fastball: 55. Slider: 50. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.

Carr emerged as a late riser in the 2020 draft class out of San Marcos (Calif.) High, but the shortened draft due to the coronavirus pandemic led him to reach campus at San Diego. He made only nine appearances for the Toreros before bouncing back to Palomar (Calif.) JC this spring, where he went 12-1, 2.31 with 111 strikeouts and 19 walks in 78 innings and emerged as one of the top junior college prospects in the nation. Carr is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound lefthander with growing stuff and physical projection still remaining. His fastball sits 92-95 mph and touches 97 out of an easy, athletic delivery. He holds his velocity deep into starts and often dials up his fastball to throw harder late in games. He is still thin and has a chance to continue adding velocity as he gains weight and strength. Carr’s best secondary is a slider that flashes average with late bite when he stays on top of it, although he sometimes gets around it and it gets sweepy. He rarely throws his below-average, mid-80s changeup. Carr is an excellent athlete who hit .500 in a limited offensive sample this spring and has plus bat speed and natural hitter’s actions at the plate. He pitches from the third-base side of the rubber and occasionally opens up in his delivery, but his athleticism allows him to throw strikes with average control. Carr is committed to Texas Christian but is signable. He projects to be one of the first junior college prospects selected.

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MLB Pipeline

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40

After graduating from San Marcos High School in California, Carr stayed in SoCal and headed to the University of San Diego as a two-way player. He redshirted after his freshman year in 2021, and after struggling and pitching sparingly in 2022, he transferred to Palomar Junior College. The left-hander has been one of the more productive JUCO pitchers in the country, helping him move up draft boards in a hurry.

A bit undersized at 6-foot-1, Carr uses an overhead delivery to offer up a potential three-pitch mix. His fastball has been up to 97 mph this spring, sitting more frequently in the 90-94 range with some life up in the zone. His slurvy breaking ball is inconsistent but has some sweep when he stays on top of it and can miss bats, and his changeup is a third pitch he doesn’t use often that is behind the other two.

Carr has done a good job of throwing strikes this year and he’s athletic, still getting at-bats for Palomar this spring. Questions about durability -- he has a Tommy John surgery on his resume already -- and a lack of a third pitch have some thinking he’s best suited for the bullpen at the next level, though his left-handedness and arm strength will likely give him every chance to start out of the gate.