Carlson, who's slashing .385/.439/.654 across his first 57 plate appearances at Triple-A Memphis, is expected to compete for a spot on the 2020 Opening Day roster, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

The switch-hitting phenom just added Texas League Player of the Year honors to his extensive list of minor-league accomplishments Tuesday, as he continues to raise expectations at every stop in the organizational ranks. Carlson earned his latest accolade by pacing the league in home runs (21) and slugging percentage (.518), numbers that still top the leaderboard multiple weeks after the 20-year-old was promoted to Triple-A Memphis from Double-A Springfield. Carlson has already received an invite to the Arizona Fall League as well, but the organization is still contemplating whether to allow him to participate or have him rest up after his eventful campaign and begin preparing to compete for a big-league roster spot next spring. It's also worth noting Carlson has earned recent praise for his defensive work, as he's impressed while shifting over to center field with the Redbirds following Harrison Bader's return to the majors.

Carlson is hitting .552 (16-for-29) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, six RBI, four walks and eight runs over his first seven games with Triple-A Memphis.

EDGE Analysis

The highly promising 20-year-old has made a mockery of Triple-A pitching early, with his 3-for-4, two-RBI, two-run effort against Round Rock on Wednesday serving as his sixth consecutive multi-hit tally. Carlson was slashing a solid .281/.364/.518 with 21 homers and 59 RBI with Double-A Springfield before his promotion to the Redbirds, but early returns in Memphis seem to imply he could be even better at the level closest to the majors for the balance of the minor-league campaign.

Carlson was promoted from Double-A Springfield to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Rob Rains of StLSportsPage.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The promotion is well-deserved, as the 20-year-old prospect looked more than comfortable in his first Double-A stint, posting a .281/.364/.518 slash line with 18 steals and a league-leading 21 home runs in 108 games for Springfield. Carlson should finish out the year at Memphis.

Carlson, who's hitting .317 overall in his last 10 games at Double-A Springfield, went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in a win over Amarillo on Wednesday.

EDGE Analysis

Carlson left the yard in the first and fifth innings for the first multi-homer game of his young career. The 20-year-old's first exposure to Double-A pitching this season has been a rousing success, as he's now slashing .291/.371/.529 with 41 extra-base hits (19 doubles along with a career-high six triples and 16 homers), 51 RBI, 40 walks, 13 stolen bases and 69 runs across 86 games.

Carlson received an invite to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game on Friday, Shaun O'Neill of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The promising outfielder is enjoying a solid season at Double-A Springfield, slashing .287/.367/.507 with 32 extra-base hits (15 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs) and 44 RBI. This is Carlson's first season at the Double-A level after splitting 2018 between Low-A Peoria and High-A Palm Beach, and both his current batting average and slugging percentage encouragingly qualify as career bests.

Carlson, the 33rd overall pick in the 2016 first-year player draft, is slashing .291/.370/.539 with 27 extra-base hits (12 doubles, six triples, nine home runs) and 37 RBI across 238 plate appearances with Double-A Springfield.

EDGE Analysis

The multi-talented prospect also has 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts and has scored an impressive 41 runs overall, validating his current standing as Rotowire's No. 3 prospect in the Cardinals organization. All three components of Carlson's current line qualify as career-best figures, and his nine homers also equal a high-water mark. Given his success with Springfield thus far, a promotion to Triple-A Memphis before season's end certainly wouldn't be out of the question.