Carson Tucker

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Cleveland Guardians #17 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Tucker got bigger and stronger going into his senior season and showed enough to convince Cleveland to draft him in the first round. He went 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates. He made his pro debut in 2021 in the Arizona Complex League but was limited to just six games before a hand injury sidelined him.
  
  Scouting Report: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact, a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash above-average power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He’s at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  The Future: Tucker does a lot of things well on the diamond and may have better raw tools than his older brother at the same age. While the pandemic and his injury have greatly limited his time on the field early in his professional career, he’ll play the 2022 season as a 20-year-old and can make up for lost time.
  
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  Ranked Cleveland Guardians #13 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Tucker was a solid player on the showcase circuit in the summer of 2019, but he took a step forward during the offseason when he grew two inches and put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. Limited to just a few high school games due to the coronavirus pandemic, he showed enough to convince the Indians to draft him 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact--a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash aboveaverage power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He's at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tucker fits in with the growing stable of young shortstops in the organization and will make his professional debut in 2021.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #61 prospect in 2020 draft
  Tucker is following in the footsteps of his brother, Cole, a first-round pick of the Pirates in 2014. The younger Tucker was under 6 feet tall during his junior season, but he has since gotten taller and stronger. He's also gotten faster and flashed plus run times. Tucker isn’t a flashy, but rather a steady ballplayer who makes the game look easy. He projects to stay at shortstop as a reliable defender with an above-average, accurate arm that he knows when to unleash. Tucker should be able to hit, using an open stance with a swing that’s short to the ball and consistent. He overhauled his swing in the offseason by getting his body better in sync with a kickback/scissor approach, and the results showed in the few high school games he got to play this spring. It’s a line-drive stroke, but he has the potential to add more power and strength. While Tucker's business-like approach on the field can sometimes be misinterpreted as being more aloof compared to his brother’s obvious zeal, Tucker is engaged in the game and loves playing baseball. A Texas commit, Tucker could go off the board in the second round. With few standout prep shortstops in the 2020 class, his all-around package could excite many teams.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Tucker got bigger and stronger going into his senior season and showed enough to convince Cleveland to draft him in the first round. He went 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates. He made his pro debut in 2021 in the Arizona Complex League but was limited to just six games before a hand injury sidelined him.
  
  Scouting Report: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact, a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash above-average power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He’s at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  The Future: Tucker does a lot of things well on the diamond and may have better raw tools than his older brother at the same age. While the pandemic and his injury have greatly limited his time on the field early in his professional career, he’ll play the 2022 season as a 20-year-old and can make up for lost time.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tucker was a solid player on the showcase circuit in the summer of 2019, but he took a step forward during the offseason when he grew two inches and put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. Limited to just a few high school games due to the coronavirus pandemic, he showed enough to convince the Indians to draft him 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact--a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash aboveaverage power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He's at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tucker fits in with the growing stable of young shortstops in the organization and will make his professional debut in 2021.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tucker was a solid player on the showcase circuit in the summer of 2019, but he took a step forward during the offseason when he grew two inches and put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. Limited to just a few high school games due to the coronavirus pandemic, he showed enough to convince the Indians to draft him 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact--a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash aboveaverage power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He's at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tucker fits in with the growing stable of young shortstops in the organization and will make his professional debut in 2021.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Tucker was a solid player on the showcase circuit in the summer of 2019, but he took a step forward during the offseason when he grew two inches and put on 10-15 pounds of muscle. Limited to just a few high school games due to the coronavirus pandemic, he showed enough to convince the Indians to draft him 23rd overall, bettering his older brother Cole Tucker, who went 24th overall in 2014 to the Pirates.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Tucker has solid all-around tools and stands out most for his feel for hitting and infield actions. He has a short, consistent swing and makes a lot of contact--a combination that should make him at least an average hitter. His swing is more geared to hitting line drives, but he can flash aboveaverage power and his offseason strength gains should help him get to it. He's at least a plus runner. Tucker has worked hard at his defense and has a good natural feel for the position. His actions, above-average arm and speed give him the tools to be an above-average defender.
  
  THE FUTURE: Tucker fits in with the growing stable of young shortstops in the organization and will make his professional debut in 2021.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  Tucker is following in the footsteps of his brother, Cole, a first-round pick of the Pirates in 2014. The younger Tucker was under 6 feet tall during his junior season, but he has since gotten taller and stronger. He's also gotten faster and flashed plus run times. Tucker isn’t a flashy, but rather a steady ballplayer who makes the game look easy. He projects to stay at shortstop as a reliable defender with an above-average, accurate arm that he knows when to unleash. Tucker should be able to hit, using an open stance with a swing that’s short to the ball and consistent. He overhauled his swing in the offseason by getting his body better in sync with a kickback/scissor approach, and the results showed in the few high school games he got to play this spring. It’s a line-drive stroke, but he has the potential to add more power and strength. While Tucker's business-like approach on the field can sometimes be misinterpreted as being more aloof compared to his brother’s obvious zeal, Tucker is engaged in the game and loves playing baseball. A Texas commit, Tucker could go off the board in the second round. With few standout prep shortstops in the 2020 class, his all-around package could excite many teams.
• December, 2019 Scouting Report
  Tucker is following in the footsteps of his brother, Cole, a first-round pick of the Pirates in 2014. The younger Tucker was under 6 feet tall during his junior season, but he has since gotten taller and stronger. He's also gotten faster and flashed plus run times. Tucker isn’t a flashy, but rather a steady ballplayer who makes the game look easy. He projects to stay at shortstop as a reliable defender with an above-average, accurate arm that he knows when to unleash. Tucker should be able to hit, using an open stance with a swing that’s short to the ball and consistent. He overhauled his swing in the offseason by getting his body better in sync with a kickback/scissor approach, and the results showed in the few high school games he got to play this spring. It’s a line-drive stroke, but he has the potential to add more power and strength. While Tucker's business-like approach on the field can sometimes be misinterpreted as being more aloof compared to his brother’s obvious zeal, Tucker is engaged in the game and loves playing baseball. A Texas commit, Tucker could go off the board in the second round. With few standout prep shortstops in the 2020 class, his all-around package could excite many teams.