Valbuena is strictly a platoon hitter right now. Stuffing him in against lefties could easily kill the groove he is finding against right handers. It is typical for left-handed hitters to need time to adjust to bigleague lefties, so breaking him in slowly is to his advantage. If you deal Carroll, you lose Valbuena's platoon buddy.
For years fans have screamed about this club's lack of fundamentals and all the finer points. Yet here is a veteran ballplayer who does all those things and folks want to get rid of him? For the peanuts that a utility infielder returns?
Another club may yet still give Carroll a shot at being a starter at 2B. He has played pretty well the last two years here in Cleveland and there are worse starting 2B in this league. However, if there was one veteran guy I would like to see on this club to help impart his 'wisdom' and fundamentals it would be Carroll.
We might as well trade anyone on our team with MLB experience since we won't be going anywhere for a loooong time...
Yes. We need to give the kids the experience. It will be interesting to see what happens when Crowe comes back. Does that mean LaPorta sits the bench, or Crowe, or Marte? One of those three will get the bulk of wood splinters the rest of the year. As much as a like Carrol, he's got to go one way or the other. I believe the Rockies would want him back, so we'll see. A young player can take his place.Um, Valbuena is not a platoon player. In fact, I don;t think he's had a day off since mid-July.
And that further paints the picture I want to see: The young guys getting every possible chance to play the remainder of the year. I like Carroll as much as anyone on the team, but we need to let these young kids play. It's sucks Donald got hurt.
Yes. We need to give the kids the experience. It will be interesting to see what happens when Crowe comes back. Does that mean LaPorta sits the bench, or Crowe, or Marte? One of those three will get the bulk of wood splinters the rest of the year. As much as a like Carrol, he's got to go one way or the other. I believe the Rockies would want him back, so we'll see. A young player can take his place.
Who should sit the bench the most of those three?... LaPorta, Crowe or Marte?
Paul Hoynes of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer believes Jamey Carroll would be an attractive utility target for contending teams. Hoynes writes, "He's hitting .318 (27-for-85) in his past 24 games and .290 (65-for-224) overall with seven doubles, two triples, two homers, 20 RBI and 42 runs. He's played second base, third base, left field and right field."