Carson Palmquist
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (2000-10-17) October 17, 2000
Fort Myers, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Carson James Palmquist (born October 17, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Amateur career

Palmquist attended Riverdale High School in Fort Myers, Florida. As a senior in 2019, he did not allow an earned run and struck out 106 batters over 60+2⁄3 innings.[1] Although he was scouted by major league teams, he went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at the University of Miami to play college baseball.[2]

As a freshman at Miami in 2020, Palmquist went 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 11+2⁄3 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a redshirt freshman in 2021, Palmquist was named Miami's closer.[3] He made 25 appearances in which he went 1-1 with a 2.22 ERA, 75 strikeouts, and 14 saves over 44+2⁄3 innings.[4] His 14 saves were third best in college baseball.[5] He was named to the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team after the season.[6] For the 2022 season, Palmquist moved into the starting rotation.[7][8] Over 16 starts, he went 9-4 with a 3.54 ERA and 118 strikeouts over 84 innings. Following the season's end, he traveled to San Diego where he participated in the Draft Combine.[9]

Professional career

Palmquist was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the third round with the 88th overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[10] He signed with the team for $775,000.[11] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Rockies, pitching a total of one inning for the season.[12]

To open the 2023 season, Palmquist was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League.[13] In mid-August, he was promoted to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League.[14] Over 19 starts between the two teams, he went 7-4 with a 3.90 ERA and 134 strikeouts over 92+1⁄3 innings.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Cooney, Bryan (June 2, 2019). "Southwest Florida baseball players eager to hear their names called when MLB Draft starts Monday". The News-Press.
  2. ↑ Cooney, Bryan (April 15, 2019). "LaBelle's Tyler Nesbitt, Riverdale's Carson Palmquist catching Major League scouts' eyes". The News-Press.
  3. ↑ Regan, Adam (March 17, 2021). "Riverdale alum Carson Palmquist has become one of the top closers in the country for Miami". The News-Press.
  4. ↑ "Riverdale alum, Miami closer Carson Palmquist named First-Team All-American by NCBWA". The News-Press. June 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ Degnan, Susan (February 17, 2022). "Nation's No. 3 saves leader, Miami's Palmquist overcame health crisis before first start". Miami Herald.
  6. ↑ Furones, David (June 24, 2021). "Miami pitcher Carson Palmquist named to Team USA". Sun-Sentinel.
  7. ↑ Lichtenstein, Adam (February 17, 2022). "All-American Carson Palmquist leading Miami into 2022 season". Sun-Sentinel.
  8. ↑ Gorten, Steve (March 6, 2022). "Riverdale High grad Carson Palmquist making transition from star closer to starter at Miami". The News-Press.
  9. ↑ "Participants | MLB Draft Combine | Prospect Development Pipeline". MLB.com.
  10. ↑ "Colorado Rockies draft Hurricanes ace Carson Palmquist".
  11. ↑ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com.
  12. ↑ "Carson Palmquist Stats, Fantasy & News".
  13. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/where-rockies-top-prospects-are-starting-2023-season
  14. ↑ https://www.milb.com/hartford/news/palmquist-hurls-a-gem-in-yard-goats-debut
  15. ↑ https://www.milb.com/player/carson-palmquist-687223
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