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Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:40 pm
by Rhettmatic
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Source: #BlueJays are showing serious interest in Jamey Carroll.
onmorosi Jon Morosi
Source says Jamey Carroll deal is "very close."
He then clarified with this tweet:
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
To be clear, Carroll is close to signing, but not necessarily with Jays. They were one of the teams interested as of yesterday.
http://twitter.com/#!/jonmorosi/status/ ... 9679294464Hardly groundbreaking news, but what do you guys think?
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:42 pm
by DreamTeam09
who is he, positional player, SP or RP????
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:45 pm
by MGD24
DreamTeam09 wrote:who is he, positional player, SP or RP????
he would basically be our starting 2B...he is also 38 years old.
I posted this 1 minute after you Rhettmatic...we may want to merge the two threads
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:48 pm
by DreamTeam09
MGD24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:who is he, positional player, SP or RP????
he would basically be our starting 2B...he is also 38 years old.
I posted this 1 minute after you Rhettmatic...we may want to merge the two threads
38yr old starting 2b? What about Kelly Johnson from last yr?
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:49 pm
by MGD24
DreamTeam09 wrote:MGD24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:who is he, positional player, SP or RP????
he would basically be our starting 2B...he is also 38 years old.
I posted this 1 minute after you Rhettmatic...we may want to merge the two threads
38yr old starting 2b? What about Kelly Johnson from last yr?
well they wouldn't resign him
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:51 pm
by jrsmith
If adding 0 production at 2nd base won't push us over the edge, I have no idea what will.
lawl
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:51 pm
by Michael Bradley
I would imagine if this happens Carroll would be the replacement for McDonald/McCoy, not the starting 2B. He can play the 2B/SS/3B and the outfield.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:54 pm
by MGD24
Michael Bradley wrote:I would imagine if this happens Carroll would be the replacement for McDonald/McCoy, not the starting 2B. He can play the 2B/SS/3B and the outfield.
I could see him getting the starting job, unfortunately. Also, from this quote, he looks like the type of guy AA likes
Indeed, he seems poised to get a starting job someplace, either at short or at second base, even at age 38, having just batted .290 with a .359 OBP. And he’s thought of as a model baseball citizen, great clubhouse presence kind of guy.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/11/jamey-carroll-close-to-a-multi-year-deal/
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:54 pm
by DonYon
This doesn't mean we're not bringing back Johnson. Carroll is probably the best utility man in the game outside of Cuddyer. I'm loving this signing.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:57 pm
by MGD24
Jon Morosi
To be clear, Carroll is close to signing, but not necessarily with Jays. They were one of the teams interested as of yesterday.
4 minutes ago
Re: Fox Sports: Jays 'very close' to deal with Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:58 pm
by Rhettmatic
MGD24 wrote:DreamTeam09 wrote:who is he, positional player, SP or RP????
he would basically be our starting 2B...he is also 38 years old.
I posted this 1 minute after you Rhettmatic...we may want to merge the two threads
Agreed... unfortunately I'm not a mod on this board so I won't be able to help out on that front.
I updated the title and opening post because Morosi clarified that Carroll is close to signing, but not necessarily with Jays:
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
To be clear, Carroll is close to signing, but not necessarily with Jays. They were one of the teams interested as of yesterday.
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Source says #BlueJays were one of the three finalists for Carroll as of yesterday.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:00 pm
by Michael Bradley
I could see Carroll being a fallback in case Johnson doesn't re-sign (or all other options fail), but I find it very hard to believe AA would settle the 2B situation on November 11 when Johnson could still conceivably accept arbitration and come back for one more year. Not to mention AA has liked Johnson for years so he is not going to say "screw it, I'm promising Carroll the spot before I even try to bring KJ back".
Carroll would be a very good bench player. I'd be happy to have him on the team in that capacity. But nothing is confirmed yet and if Carroll is looking for a starting role he probably would go to another team.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:32 pm
by mikero
Ideally, he's a utility guy. I could live with Carroll being starting 2B though if AA wants to spend big money elsewhere, and can get picks for KJ.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:37 pm
by tecumseh18
We gotta at least offer KJ arbitration. AA is not giving up those two picks.
I'm hoping this is a depth signing, a clue that the brass have agreed to go for it this year.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:04 pm
by Wo1verine
If Carroll is the starting 2B in which i expect him to be where ever he signs. Then it's more than likely the plan is not to go for it next year.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:18 pm
by Wally West
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: #Braves, #Indians not among finalists for Jamey Carroll. #mlb
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:37 pm
by tecumseh18
Wo1verine wrote:If Carroll is the starting 2B in which i expect him to be where ever he signs. Then it's more than likely the plan is not to go for it next year.
Alternatively, a placeholder until Hech is ready to come up in July and Escobar can move over. Then a depth signing/insurance policy. But I just can't believe we're not gonna offer Johnson arbitration, with the understanding that his Type A status reduces his options to sign elsewhere. In interviews, AA has mentioned this exact scenario - i.e. signing Gonzalez before offering arbitration to Scutaro - who was also Type A. Of course, we didn't get as much as we hoped for when Scutaro signed with the Red Sox.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:59 pm
by Kapono
Would be pissed if hes signed and is starting.
Would be a great bench player.
Rather have Johnson to start.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:23 pm
by Wally West
jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
#Jamey Carroll is closing in on a multiyear deal with Twins, sources say. He would be their everyday SS.
Re: Fox Sports: Jays seriously interested in Jamey Carroll
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:25 pm
by MGD24
blackflash234 wrote:jcrasnick Jerry Crasnick
#Jamey Carroll is closing in on a multiyear deal with Twins, sources say. He would be their everyday SS.
yep looks like we aren't getting him