MCarp Retires

[Jackie Chiles]

Checked, and surprised there isn't a thread about this.

Went downhill, but his early career was pretty dayum good.

[jcgmoi]

Remember the good times we've shared together
Don't you want them back again?
Though, these hard times are bugging me now
Honey, now it's a sin

Adios, Matt. Enjoy yourself.

[ScotchMIrish]

He was doing great with the Yankees until he got injured.

[Monsieur De Treville]

Heckuva player. Kinda came out of nowhere. He can be proud of his career!

[sp25]

Hated the contract extension he got, but that's on management.

And wish he had continued his 2013 type hitting rather than going for the long ball in subsequent years. His BA dropped from .318 to .240 without an appreciable increase in OPS.

I did enjoy his success against Kershaw in the postseason!

I expect he will be wearing a red jacket some day.

(and thanks to the OP for referencing him as MCarp and not by the more shortened version!)

[Jackie Chiles]

Hated the contract extension he got, but that's on management.

And wish he had continued his 2013 type hitting rather than going for the long ball in subsequent years. His BA dropped from .318 to .240 without an appreciable increase in OPS.

I did enjoy his success against Kershaw in the postseason!

I expect he will be wearing a red jacket some day.

(and thanks to the OP for referencing him as MCarp and not by the more shortened version!)

Thanks.

"There can be only one"

I foresee coaching on some level.

Or as a "special instructor" during ST or in the minors to start, that leads to coaching.

[ecleme22]

Crazy after his putrid 2021, he made more than 12mil from 2022-2024.

[nighthawk]

He ultimately was despised on the forum as all players tend to be. A fine career, great at times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCB5c35PJRY

[1_12_1968]

Had he had the benefit of the shift rule his last 5 years would have been much more productive

[12xu]

Quite a career he had! Batted .318 with league leading 199 hits and 126 runs with 55 doubles in 2013. Only HOF Joe Medwick hit more doubles (for the Cardinals) in a season than Carp in '13. He slugged 36 homers in 2018! He had his ups and downs but basically was a hard worker and over-achiever. His revival with the Yankees in '22 was incredible: 15 HR and 37 RBI in only 154 PA.

His career day with 3 HR and 2 doubles, driving in 7 runs for the Cardinals at wiggley field on July 20, 2018 was monstrous. On the 14-year anniversary of Jose Pujols' first three-homer performance at wiggley, Carpenter became the first Cardinals leadoff hitter to go deep three times in a game. He was the 11th player in the past 110 years to tally five extra-base hits and the first to do so from the leadoff spot. Carpenter's 16 total bases was also a record for a leadoff batter, until Ohtani got 17 last season.

[Wattage]

Hated the contract extension he got, but that's on management.

And wish he had continued his 2013 type hitting rather than going for the long ball in subsequent years. His BA dropped from .318 to .240 without an appreciable increase in OPS.

I did enjoy his success against Kershaw in the postseason!

I expect he will be wearing a red jacket some day.

(and thanks to the OP for referencing him as MCarp and not by the more shortened version!)

He chabged his swong after 2014 when he hit .270 with a .750 ops, nowhere close tp his 2013 numbers. After changing his swing after 2014, his ops increased alot closer to his 2013.

He didnt just choose to change his swing after his successful 2013. He just wasnt able to replicate it in 2014

[moose-and-squirrel]

Hated the contract extension he got, but that's on management.

And wish he had continued his 2013 type hitting rather than going for the long ball in subsequent years. His BA dropped from .318 to .240 without an appreciable increase in OPS.

I did enjoy his success against Kershaw in the postseason!

I expect he will be wearing a red jacket some day.

(and thanks to the OP for referencing him as MCarp and not by the more shortened version!)

He chabged his swong after 2014 when he hit .270 with a .750 ops, nowhere close tp his 2013 numbers. After changing his swing after 2014, his ops increased alot closer to his 2013.

He didnt just choose to change his swing after his successful 2013. He just wasnt able to replicate it in 2014

the shift killed him and he couldn't adjust and take it to the opposite field

[Cranny]

I remember one time when he bunted toward 3rd base, when the shift was on. Stand up double. Always wondered why he didn’t do that again.
And again.

[12xu]

I remember one time when he bunted toward 3rd base, when the shift was on. Stand up double. Always wondered why he didn’t do that again.
And again.

I remember that also, and he certainly could have done so many more times, even though he was slow afoot.

[ecleme22]

Hated the contract extension he got, but that's on management.

And wish he had continued his 2013 type hitting rather than going for the long ball in subsequent years. His BA dropped from .318 to .240 without an appreciable increase in OPS.

I did enjoy his success against Kershaw in the postseason!

I expect he will be wearing a red jacket some day.

(and thanks to the OP for referencing him as MCarp and not by the more shortened version!)

He chabged his swong after 2014 when he hit .270 with a .750 ops, nowhere close tp his 2013 numbers. After changing his swing after 2014, his ops increased alot closer to his 2013.

He didnt just choose to change his swing after his successful 2013. He just wasnt able to replicate it in 2014

the shift killed him and he couldn't adjust and take it to the opposite field

Shift didn't kill him. He just got old. And, he's a bit of a mental case.

[Swuhgen]

One of the best leadoff hitters in the history of the franchise. You could make the argument that he was the best leadoff hitter they have ever had.