Mike Carp had a modest four-game hitting streak snapped Sunday night.  In his first nine games in the VWL, the 22-year old is 9-for-27 with 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 BB and 4 SO for an overall line of .333/.500/.630.  Carp played his first two games at 1B, but has lined up in LF in [...]

According to Adam Rubin at the Daily News and Bart Hubbach at the New York Post, the New York Mets added Mike Carp to the 40-man roster Thursday to protect him from the Rule V draft in December.

I messed up my earlier post about the Rule Five Draft.
If a player signs his first pro contract before his 19th birthday, he must be protected by the time of the fifth draft after his signing.
If a players signs his first pro contract after his 19th birthday, he must be protected by the time of [...]

Toby’s Note at 4:39 PM Thursday:
I messed this up in my original post.  The Mets must add Carp to protect him.  Players are now eligible for  their fourth and fifth rule five drafts….
Thursday, November 20th is the deadline for MLB teams to file their reserve lists with the commissioner’s office identifying players on the roster [...]

AA: Mike Carp 1B/LF
AA: .299/.403/.471, 29 2B, 1 3B, 17 HR, 79 BB, 88 K – 478 AB, 134 G
Carp’s .874 OPS and his .403 OBP were both fourth in the Eastern League and his .497 SLG was ninth.  Carp was the 2006 Organization Player of the Year.
What he is: a 22 year old left [...]

The Eastern League named Mike Carp, Dan Murphy and Eddie Kunz to the post-season All-Star team.
Carp (pictured) is the lone player of the three still with the B-Mets. Now hitting .294/.394/.471 he leads the team in HR (17), RBI (69), R (64) and hits (130).
Murphy hit .308/.374/.496 with Binghamton [...]