The Evolution of Carlos Carrasco

Earlier this month, Carlos Carrasco was nominated for baseball’s Roberto Clemente award. The nominees are chosen based on this criteria – who “best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.” Carrasco has a long list of charitable endeavors, and by all accounts is a great teammate and a great guy; this nomination is very deserved. (And winning the award would be as well).

But this nomination also got me thinking about how Carrasco has evolved over the years, both as a person and a player. And I think that we, as fans, have evolved in how we discuss/perceive him as well. So I dug…