Carroll endorsed as starter: Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire proclaimed veteran Jamey Carroll as the team's starting shortstop for the upcoming season, according to MLB.com. Gardenhire made the endorsement Friday. "I'm just going to come in ready to play wherever they tell me to go, that's what I'll do," Carroll said. "I'm looking to win the shortstop job and try to play every day. That's always been my goal, and I don't think there's a guy in here who doesn't want to play every day." (Updated 01/28/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Carroll joined the Twins last November after hitting .290 over the past two seasons with the Dodgers. The 37-year-old signed a two-year contract and will provide a veteran presence at a middle infield position that lacked production for Minnesota last season. He doesn't possess much upside at his age, but could be a cheap source for stolen bases in deeper AL-only Fantasy formats for the 2012 campaign. (Updated 01/28/2012).
01/13/2012 01:56 2012 Fantasy outlooks: Minnesota Twins
The Twins have a long road in front of them. After having a rebuilding-type season in 2011, Minnesota is now in full-on rebuilding mode in 2012. What does that mean for your Fantasy team?
Twins skipper Ron Gardenhire proclaimed Jamey Carroll Minnesota's starting shortstop way back in January, but the 37-year-old will still have to play his way into the starting job during spring training. Carroll is expected to start over Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who was wildly disappointing as a rookie last year. That said, the Twins would probably be starting Nishioka in a perfect world after he came into the league with plenty of hype. Experience should win out, at least at first, for the Twins and Carroll will look to build upon the .290 season he had over 452 at-bats with the Dodgers last year. Carroll hasn't homered in back-to-back seasons but did swipe 10 bases last year for L.A. He could provide decent numbers in AL-only and deeper Rotisserie formats as the everyday SS for the Twins. Still, Carroll should only be taken as a last-resort in Fantasy drafts. (Updated 2/8/12)
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