There R Giants' 2024 Top 50: #4 Carson Whisenhunt
The Man with the Moneymaker
Photo Credit: Andy Kuno | San Francisco Giants
So far in the Top 50:
#50-46 (Lisbel Diaz, Hayden Wynja, Alix Hernandez, Carson Ragsdale, Ben Madison)
#45-41 (Jose Cruz, Tyler Myrick, Eric Silva, Nick Zwack, Josh Bostick)
#40-36 (William Kempner, R.J. Dabovich, Scott Bandura, Cole Foster, Nick Avila)
#35-31 (Jairo Pomares, Manuel Mercedes, Ryan Murphy, Erik Miller, Spencer Miles)
#30-26 (Kai-Wei Teng, Cole Waites, Randy Rodriguez, Maui Ahuna, Liam Simon)
#25-21 (Gerelmi Maldonado, Carson Seymour, Adrian Sugastey, Onil Perez, Diego Velasquez)
#20-16 (Heliot Ramos, Trevor McDonald, Landen Roupp, Victor Bericoto, Wade Meckler)
#15-12 (Tyler Fitzgerald, Joe Whitman, Vaun Brown, Reggie Crawford)
The Moneymaker. Not everybody’s got one — a pitch so good that it virtually ensures a paycheck for years to come. Rich Hill’s or Charlie Morton’s curveball. Sergio Romo’s slider. One single pitch that can upend every weakness, every setback, every argument to the contrary.
Carson Whisenhunt has a Moneymaker. A single offering so good that it induces catcalls from scouts, who then turn to each other and intone: “that pitch is going to keep him pitching in the majors for a long time.” It’s a pitch that you wait for with relish and with baited breath, ready to let a dramatic “oooooh!” when it comes — no matter how many times you’ve seen it before.
When Whisenhunt is on the mound, fans, coaches, scouts, and umpires alike are basically just living in that “Say the Line, Bart!” meme — only in this case, Carson is more than happy to give his audience what they want:
It’s a pitch that Whisenhunt has been perfecting for most of his life. And it’s a pitch that is setting him up for the lifetime to come.
Today, we look at arguably the best single weapon in the system. Carson Whisenhunt and his Changeup of Death.
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