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by Ryan on Oct 18, 2008 8:58 AM EDT in Transactions Comment 31 comments

Exercised the 2009 Option of Jamey Carroll ($2.5M)

One of two major-league moves made last off-season by Mark Shapiro, Jamey Carroll turned out to be a very important addition, as for a significant stretch he was the team's second baseman due to injuries and ineffectiveness. And he didn't just play defense and soak up at-bats; he was a key part of the offense, hitting second regularly.

Carroll's 2008 success should give him more playing time than an Eric Wedge utility infielder usually gets, but he won't be starting or even platooning. One of the Indians' major offseason goals is to add an "infielder," probably either a second or third baseman, and moving the existing players around if necessary to make the best defensive fit. Which should relegate Carroll to again being a backup to both second and third. Replacing Andy Marte with a more productive player should further reduce his playing time. But he's a nice insurance policy to have, providing more flexibility as a utility infielder than Josh Barfield would; with Barfield, the "utility" would be provided by moving the starters around to other positions.

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It’s great to have a guy like Carroll on the team, he plays the game right and he does so well coming off the bench when needed. Many fans are only looking for big-time, impact players, everyday starters, but they shouldn’t overlook the utility guys like Carroll. Just look at some of the numbers he put up.

by TN1F on Oct 18, 2008 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just wondering. . . .exactly which numbers should we look at?

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 18, 2008 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

867-5309

by fleerdon on Oct 19, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

I would guess that if Peralta and Cabrera move to 3B and SS, then Carroll will be the backup at SS as well. No reason to move Peralta back there for one day when Carroll is the better shortstop to begin with.

by Jay on Oct 18, 2008 6:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of infielder acquisitions. It looks like a player who would’ve probably been one of our top targets isn’t going to hit FA.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/10/as-working-to-r.html

by world dictator on Oct 18, 2008 7:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 18, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs

haha…rec

The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay

by Buckeye Brad on Oct 18, 2008 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would’ve been once nice double play combo :-(

by world dictator on Oct 18, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

*one(

by world dictator on Oct 18, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that is so, so good.

by Brick. on Oct 19, 2008 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Peter Bendix on Oct 20, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s you saluting as you go down with the ship, by the way. Your cool hat fell off when we struck the iceberg.

I jumped ship when we started going down and can be seen in the background waving from the luxury cruise liner captained by the Dread Brian Roberts. Unfortunately this was too complicated for Paint.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 20, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

rec for the pirate

by Jay on Oct 20, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Were you by any chance rescued by the passing SS Eric Patterson?

by NickFantana on Oct 22, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Splendix.

by fleerdon on Oct 20, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And it also looks like Hoffman is going to resign

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/10/padres-look-to.html

by world dictator on Oct 18, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It’s the right thing to do, for honor and for country.

by NickFantana on Oct 18, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 18, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs

Can I double rec this?

by world dictator on Oct 18, 2008 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In all seriousness, w.d., there is no reason ever to post a link to MLBTR. They have no information there, it’s just a link dump. Both of these “stories” are sourced with Buster Olney, so if you’re going to post a link, post it to the original article.

This has been site policy since long before we had that idiotic “feud” earlier this year.

by Jay on Oct 18, 2008 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My fault.

by world dictator on Oct 19, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s Mr. Dictator to you.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Oct 19, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m flagging this for not using the proper colors to mask the old words. You were to lazy to use the dropper? Really?

by Toxicadam on Oct 18, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was hoping nobody would notice. To keep the authentic MS Paint feel, I didn’t want to do it in photoshop… so I did it in “Paintbrush”, which doesn’t have a dropper.

Travis Hafner is overrated. Clarity is underrated. David Dellucci is David Dellucci.

by westbrook on Oct 19, 2008 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs