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Ken Davidoff's baseball insider

Yankees, Mets, trade rumors, free agents, off-the-wall predictions and other MLB musings.

Can Chris Carter be the next Quadruple-A sensation?

Perhaps you remember Kevin Maas' thunderous arrival in the major leagues, back in 1990. Or Shane Spencer, in 1998. Or Shelley Duncan, in 2007.

You're a Mets fan? Then you surely reflect fondly upon hearing "Mike Jacobs" and "2005," right?

We are talking, of course, about the Quadruple-A sensation. The old-ish slugger who arrives on the scene with low expectations,...

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