Ten Early Thoughts on Chris Carpenter

He has missed most of the last two years with injuries

He is currently 33 years old

I have yet to see him drafted before the 20th round

Dude isn't listed as one of the top 82 starting pitchers by this site

He had a 1.07 WHIP in 221 innings in 2006

A recent report says he might become the Cardinals' closer in 2009

I'd say the chances of Carpenter ever becoming a closer are less than 19%

If he did become a closer, he'd have that nifty SP/RP eligibility

Bill James, CHONE, and Marcel do not think Carpenter will top 100 innings in '09

Carpenter did well on his recent "nerve conduction test" and "feels great"

Bonus bulletpoint: a Carpenter write-up in Baseball Notebook.