Carson Whisenhunt #86

Was suspended for his junior season at East Carolina after testing positive for a banned substance. He was a consensus preseason All-America selection according to a number of publications and on the preseason Golden Spikes Award Watch list entering his junior season...Pitched in four games for Chatham in the Cape Cod League before the draft...Played for Team USA Collegiate National Team in 2021. Teammates included Giants’ 2022 first round pick LHP/IF Reggie Crawford and reigning NL Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes (PIT), among others...Attended the Davie County HS in Mocksville, N.C., the same school as Major Leaguer Whit Merrifield. Whisenhunt was the sixth player ever to be drafted after attending Davie. Two of the previous five have reached the Majors (Merrifield and RHP Jeremy Walker, who pitched with Atlanta in 2019 and in the Giants minors system in 2022)...During Whisenhunt’s time in the Cape Cod League prior to the 2022 draft, he played for the Chatham Anglers, who were managed by Tom Holliday. Holliday is the father of former Major Leaguer Matt Holliday and grandfather to current Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday.

2024

Spent his entire campaign at Triple-A Sacramento except for a two-start rehab assignment at Single-A San Jose...Made 25 starts for the River Cats, going 3-5 with a 5.42 ERA...Had a 1.61 WHIP and allowed 14 homers...opposing hitters batted .280 off him in the PCL. Struck out 135 batters while posting a 11.61 K/9 ratio...His 135 strikeouts were seventh-most in all of Triple-A...Nearly doubled his innings total from his 2023 campaign...Whisenhunt threw 109.2 innings in 2024, a professional career high, after throwing 58.2 innings in 2023...Fared much better at home in Triple-A, logging a 2.56 ERA (15 ER, 52.2 IP) with a 1.33 WHIP in 12 home starts at Sutter Health Park...Struck out 73, walked 26 and held opposing hitters to a .229 average...On the road, however, he had an 8.31 ERA (48 ER, 52.0 IP) with a 1.90 WHIP in 13 starts...Opponents hit .323 off him on the road....Missed a few weeks in late July and early August on the seven-day IL with right ankle inflammation...Twelve of his 14 homers allowed came to right-handed batters...Limited lefties to a .222 average but a .714 OPS at Triple-A...Righties hit .297 off him with an .866 OPS...Enjoyed his most consistent stretch of the year after returning from the IL in mid-August...Over his final six starts with the River Cats, he logged a 4.23 ERA (13 ER, 27.2 IP), struck out 33 batters and walked 10...Participated in his first Major League Spring Training but did not appear in any Cactus League games.

2023

Worked through three levels in 2023, beginning at Single-A San Jose before ending his season at Double-A Richmond. Named NWL Pitcher on the Month in May, posting a 1.69 ERA (4er, 21.1ip), 30 strikeouts and a 0.75 WHIP in five starts for High-A Eugene. Worked 1.0 scoreless inning in the SiriusXM Futures Game and struck out two, including No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday. Missed the final two months of the season with a left elbow sprain.