Scott Carroll

Scott Alexander Carroll

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
• School Purdue University, Missouri State University
• High School Liberty (MO) High School
• Debut April 27, 2014
• Final Game May 11, 2016
• Born September 24, 1984 in Kansas City, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Scott Carroll pitched 47 games in a three year big league career with the Chicago White Sox.

Scott was 10-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 72 innings as a high school senior, winning All-State. He was also all-state in football (20 TD passes, 1,802 passing yards). He spent a year at Purdue then transferred to Missouri State University, where he threw for 1,394 yards and nine TDs at quarterback in 2005. Switching to baseball, he was 6-4 with a 3.73 ERA as a junior in 2006. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim took him in the 16th round of the 2006 amateur draft, but he decided to play his senior season. He improved to 4-5, 2.93 as a senior. The Cincinnati Reds chose him in the third round of the 2007 amateur draft (the pick was compensation for the loss of Rich Aurilia to the San Francisco Giants); Mike Keenan was the scout.

Making his debut with the Billings Mustangs, he was 0-1 with a 2.93 ERA in 2007. In 2008, he was with the Dayton Dragons (1-2, 3.75 in 9 games) and Sarasota Reds (6-5, 3.51 in 14 games), walking only 37 in 130 innings. He missed much of 2009 due to hip surgery, appearing in 9 games between Sarasota (2-2, 2.68 in 7 games) and the Carolina Mudcats (6 runs in 5 innings). Returning to action in 2010, he had little run support with the Lynchburg Hillcats (1-2, 2.10 in 5 games) and the Mudcats (3-9, 3.68). He tied Travis Webb for third in the Reds chain in losses, one behind Curtis Partch and Justin Walker. He made it to AAA with the 2011 Louisville Bats, going 7-8 with a 5.39 ERA and .312 opponent average. He was among the IL leaders in hits allowed (186, 10 ahead of Thad Weber), runs allowed (92, tied for 4th with Andrew Baldwin) and earned runs (87, 5th, between Baldwin and Ryan Feierabend). Carroll opened 2012 with Louisville, now in relief, but continued to struggle (2-3, 5.90 in 25 games) and was let go.

The Chicago White Sox picked him up and he fared better with the Birmingham Barons (a hit in 5 innings) and Charlotte Knights (2-3, 3.78 in 9 games). He was 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA in three winter ball starts for the Leones del Caracas but hurt his arm and underwent Tommy John surgery. He thought about quitting but decided to hit the comeback trail, pitching in 2013 for the Bristol Sox (1.69 ERA in 5 games) and Birmingham (0-2, 4.32 in 6 games). He started 2014 well with Charlotte (3-1, 1.57) and was called up to Chicago when Chris Sale was hurt. He was a winner in his major league debut for the ChiSox on April 27th. Backed up by a solid offense, including a homer and 4 RBI by José Abreu, he defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-2, giving up only an earned run in 7 1/3 innings. That first year formed the bulk of his big league career. Scott pitched 26 games, starting 19 times, and finished 5-10, 4.80 in 129 1/3 innings. He was fair in relief in 2015 (1-1, 3.44 in 18 games and 36 2/3 innings), then brought it home with an 11.57 ERA in 3 early-season outings in 2016. He was last spotted pitching with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League in 2018.

Related Sites

• Scott Carroll on mlb.com
• BR Minors page
• MSU bio
• Kansas City Star article