Carlos Carrasco, P

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-3

WT: 215

BORN: March 21, 1987, Barquisimeto, VZ

RESIDES: Barquisimeto

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as an amateur free agent, 11/25/03

2007: Combined to go 12-6, 3.86 ERA, 2 SHO in 26 games (25 starts) between Clearwater (A) and Reading (AA )... Began the season with Clearwater and was selected as a Florida State League midseason All-Star ... Pitched a SHO, 6/11 vs Ft. Myers ... Promoted to Reading on 6/20 ... Threw a rain-shortened 6.0-inning no-hitter, 8/21 vs Altoona ... Named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week 3 times: 5/28-6/3 (1-1, 1.42 ERA, 6 H, 6 BB, 9 SO), 6/11-17 (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 7 SO) and 8/20-26 (2-0, 0.69 ERA, 13.0 IP, 6 H, 10 SO, 6 BB )... Pitched for the World Team at the All-Star Futures Game in San Francisco (1.0 IP, H, BB, 2 SO) ... Rated as the top prospect in Phillies minor league system by Baseball America following the season ... 2006: Won the Paul Owens Award as the best pitcher in the Phillies minor league system ... Spent the season with Lakewood (A) and tied for the South Atlantic League lead in CG (2); finished 3rd in the SAL in both ERA (2.26) and SO (159) ... Pitched a CG in his first start, 4/8 vs Lexington (L, 6.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 7 SO) ... Twice named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week, 5/15-21 (1-0, 1.17 ERA) and 8/7-13 (1-1, 1.84 ERA) ... Won Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May (3-1, 2.18 ERA) and August (5-1, 1.82 ERA) ... Reached double digits in SO in 3 games, including a pro-high 11 SO, 8/8 at Asheville (7.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER) ... Took a perfect game into the 8th inning, 8/8 at Asheville (L, 7.1 IP, 2 ER); in his next start, he teamed up with Andrew Barb to combine for the 3rd no-hitter in BlueClaws history, 8/13 vs Lexington ... Selected as both a midseason and postseason SAL All-Star and pitched for the World Team at the Futures Game in Pittsburgh during the MLB All-Star break, (0.1 IP, 2 H) ... Named the top prospect in Phillies minor league system by Baseball America following the season ... 2005: Made starts at 3 levels: Lakewood, Batavia (A) and the Gulf Coast Phillies (R) ... 2004: Began his pro career with the Gulf Coast Phillies ... Rated the 8th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America ... Pitched in the Florida Instructional League.

PERSONAL: Carlos Luis Carrasco … Single … Attended Liceo Federico Carmona High School.

CAREER STATISTICS: # Tied for league lead