“He makes my job easier on offense and on defense.”
—Teammate Rocco Baldelli

“If Carl’s on base, we’re going to get fastballs, period.”
—Baldelli

“His potential is unlimited. If he stays injury-free, by the end of his career you’re going to see a 30-30 guy.”
—Hitting coach Skeeter Barnes

“Carl is a very good RBI guy.”
—Rays manager Joe Maddon

“Day in, day out, he comes in ready to play, and he produces.”
—Minor League manager Bill Evers

“He has an outstanding head on his shoulders.”
—Evers

“C.C. can really motor. And he’s still learning. His ceiling is really high, no question.”
—Former Rays manager Lou Piniella

“He’s definitely got a legitimate chance of hitting well into the .300s.”
—Piniella

“He is an explosive player...the future is sky-high for him.”
—Baseball executive Chuck LaMar

“He’s a weapon.”
—Former teammate Tino Martinez

“We saw early on that he was going to be special.”
—Dodgers manager Joe Torre

“Carl is something very special.”
—Former Rays coach Don Zimmer

“The dude can flat-out fly.”
—Sportswriter Scott Carter

“He's an energizing, stolen-base-and-triple machine. And you can see the pieces beginning to fit into the rest of his game right there in front of your eyes.”
—Sportswriter Jayson Stark