What Jamey Carroll Brings To The Twins
According to Ken Rosenthal, and multiple other outlets, Jamey Carroll has signed with the Minnesota Twins today.
November 11, 2011 3:44 pm via Twitter for MacReplyRetweetFavorite
Carroll seemed to be a hot commodity for many teams. He drew heavy interest from the Jays and Tigers as well. Carroll, who has bounced around in his nine year career, will finally becoming an everyday player. At 37, he will be the everyday shortstop for the Twins. He had full-time at-bats with the Dodgers last season, but split his time between 2nd base and shortstop.
The Twins got virtually nothing out of shortstop last year. The Japanese import, Tsuyoshi Nishioka was a major flop for the Twins. He had a .234 wOBA and a -1.4 WAR. Twins did not get any help from their other three shortstop options (Casilla, Tolbert, Plouffe), as they combined for .3 wins between them.
Carroll will be a nice fit at the top of the order for Minnesota. Carroll should probably lead off. He can get on base, but has little power. Denard Span, Joe Mauer, and Justin Morneau would benefit greatly from Carroll’s .356 OBP.
In what should be a busy off-season for the Twins, Carroll is a good start. Now the Twins will be looking to re-sign Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel.
Carroll’s deal is for 2 years and around 7M total.
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Fun fact: Jamey Carroll has had a higher on-base percentage than Michael Cuddyer in each of the past four seasons.