Carson Benge
OF | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 184LBS | Age: 21
Draft: 2024 | Rd: 1, #19, New York Mets | Oklahoma State
MLB Pipeline Rank
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 69 55 10 15 2 3 .273 .420 .436 .856
Career Minors 69 55 10 15 2 3 .273 .420 .436 .856
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .273 2 3 .856
Career Minors .273 2 3 .856

Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

SeasonTmLGLGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSHBPAVGOBPSLGOPS
2024 St. Lucie Mets FSL A 15 69 55 10 15 3 0 2 8 11 14 3 0 3 .273 .420 .436 .856

Scouting Report

Draft

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Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55

Benge was set to begin his freshman season at Oklahoma State when his elbow gave out in February 2022, leading to Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire year. The Cowboys turned him loose as a hitter and handled him more carefully as a pitcher last year, when he was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Award for college baseball's best two-way player. He's a legitimate prospect both ways, showing first-round potential at the plate and third-round upside on the mound. 

Few college hitters in this class can match Benge's combination of bat-to-ball skills and high exit velocities. A left-handed hitter, he controls the strike zone and uses the opposite field exceptionally well. He should have solid power thanks to his combination of hitting ability and bat speed, and he did a better job of turning on and lifting more pitches as this spring progressed.

Benge has average speed and is quicker once he gets going. He's a solid defender with plus arm strength in right field, and he perhaps could fill in as a center fielder on occasion. He's intriguing as a quick-armed right-hander with a fastball that reaches 96 mph, a solid slider and the makings of an average changeup and control, but he prefers hitting and has focused more on that this spring.


2024

Video scouting report »

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55

Benge was set to begin his freshman season at Oklahoma State when his elbow gave out in February 2022, leading to Tommy John surgery that cost him the entire year. The Cowboys turned him loose as a hitter and handled him more carefully as a pitcher last year, when he was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Award for college baseball's best two-way player. He's a legitimate prospect both ways, but the Mets preferred him as a hitter when they selected him with the 19th overall pick in July. Benge signed for $3,997,500.

Few college hitters in his class could match Benge's combination of bat-to-ball skills and high exit velocities. A left-handed hitter, he controls the strike zone and uses the opposite field exceptionally well. He should have solid power thanks to his combination of hitting ability and bat speed, and he did a better job of turning on and lifting more pitches as this spring progressed.

Benge has average speed and is quicker once he gets going. He's a solid defender with plus arm strength in right field, and he perhaps could fill in as a center fielder on occasion. He was intriguing as a quick-armed right-hander with a fastball that reaches 96 mph, a solid slider and the makings of an average changeup and control, but he prefers hitting and focused more on that this spring, a decision that helped make him a first-round pick.


Transactions

Team Date Transaction
08/15/2024 OF Carson Benge assigned to St. Lucie Mets from FCL Mets.
08/05/2024 OF Carson Benge assigned to FCL Mets.
07/24/2024 New York Mets signed OF Carson Benge.
06/16/2024 College Workout activated OF Carson Benge.
06/06/2024 OF Carson Benge assigned to College Workout.
02/13/2024 OF Carson Benge assigned to Oklahoma State Cowboys.
06/08/2023 OF Carson Benge assigned to College Workout.
02/14/2023 OF Carson Benge assigned to Oklahoma State Cowboys.
02/20/2022 3B Carson Benge and assigned to Oklahoma State Cowboys.