Carlos Torres Stats & Scouting Report

IP	506
ERA	4.091
WHIP	1.352
BB/9	3.415
SO/9	7.951

Full name Carlos Ephriam Torres
Born 10/22/1982 in Santa Cruz, CA
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Kansas State
Debut 07/22/2009
Drafted in the 15th round (449th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2004.

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A San Jose State transfer who's at his fourth school in four years, Carlos Torres has two average pitches in his 88-91 mph fastball and his slider. Though he was worked hard, Torres maintained his velocity late into games.

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You can find plenty of pitchers with better pure stuff than Torres, but he has made a career of outpitching them. He developed mental toughness while pitching for four colleges--Allan Hancock (Calif.) JC, Grossmont (Calif.) JC, San Jose State and Kansas State--and showed it by throwing seven scoreless innings in a start at Wrigley Field last September. He earned that opportunity by leading the Triple-A International League in ERA (2.39), opponent average (.207) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.1). Torres succeeds with a heavy 90-92 mph fastball and a plus cutter that frustrates lefthanders. He also throws a curveball and changeup. His fearlessness and durability make him an organizational favorite, and he'll compete for a job on the big league staff this spring. Torres profiles as a long reliever/sixth starter and could be helped by his ability to warm up quickly. His fate could hinge on whether the more hyped Daniel Hudson sticks in Chicago or continues his education in the minors.
Torres had a circuitous college career, playing at four schools--Allan Hancock (Calif.) JC, Grossmont (Calif.) JC, San Jose State and Kansas State--in four years. Torres wasn't drafted until after his senior season with the Wildcats, and even then he went in the 15th round. He had the best season of his five-year pro career in 2008, matching his previous total with nine wins, which led the Southern League at the time of his promotion to Triple-A. Torres has a strong, durable arm that has proved resilient as he has shuttled between starting and relieving. He has a low-90s fastball that can hit 94 at times to go with a plus cutter. He does a good job of pitching down in the strike zone. Torres' biggest need is to improve his feel for his changeup, which he needs to help him against lefthanders after they torched him in the Arizona Fall League. He projects as a workhorse reliever in the majors and his first opportunity with Chicago could come in 2009.
An unheralded 15th-round pick in the 2004 draft, Torres used a strong senior season at Kansas State to catch the White Sox' attention. He pitched at four colleges in four years, moving from Allan Hancock (Calif.) Junior College to Grossmont (Calif.) Junior College to San Jose State before joining the Wildcats. He has benefited from the stability provided in the Sox system, where the pitching coaches work well together. Torres began 2005 in extended spring training and ended the season with nine strong starts in low Class A, including a win in the South Atlantic League playoffs. He finished up with a strong showing in instructional league, where he went back to a full windup after working exclusively out of the stretch during the season. Torres has a live arm that delivers 92-93 mph fastballs. He also has a solid slider and an improving changeup. Very disciplined and possessing a strong work ethic, he'll move up to high Class A in 2006.