Comments on: Jamey Carroll is useful, but he’s not a starting shortstop

By: cup0pizza

cup0pizza — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:48:26 +0000

Bad signing….far too much money. Enjoy watching this guy at the plate with men on base, Twins fans.

By: deepstblu

deepstblu — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:37:56 +0000

I had to check out Luke Appling’s numbers…he missed most of his 38 YO year due to the war, started over 100 games at SS at 39 and 40, split his 41 YO year between short and third, then at 42 went back to SS fulltime. It looks like his range had declined to average or worse by then, but when you hit .301 with 121 walks you can get away with that.

By: maco88

maco88 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:06:35 +0000

Dodgers should have kept him. Excellent utility player that can play 2B and SS. However, not an everyday player. Over the course of extended starts, he wore down and his batting average dipped. But off the bench and spot starts he was excellent!

By: Bryz

Bryz — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:33:34 +0000

Even though I love that the Twins signed Carroll, it wouldn’t surprise me if they end up flipping Casilla and Carroll at the middle infield spots at some point during the ’12 season.

By: randomdigits

randomdigits — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:30:51 +0000

Jim Hoey and Brett Jacobson.

By: siouxyaya17

siouxyaya17 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:25:50 +0000

The Bill Smith legacy lives on!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:35:31 +0000

Eh, dude gets on base. He’s no ideal, but I doubt he’s a disaster.

By: btwicey

btwicey — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:30:43 +0000

Great sign for them, they need vet presence and need to fill that gaping hole at short, I like it.

By: Francisco (FC)

Francisco (FC) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:30:42 +0000

Small Comment, Derek Jeter will be 38 next year in June. So he’ll also add to the starting 38 yeard old SS legacy… and Jeter is a HoF so he’s continuing the trend… Carroll… is bucking it!