Half-Empty: What the Fans think of the Station Agent

Since virtually every Tribe article around the Cleveland area and the nation is focused on either Jamey Carroll, our lackluster off season, or well, the combination of both, I decided to take a gander around the message boards and see what fans think of this move.

From IndiansInk Message Boards:

osubuckeyes2371 hits it on the head:

"We have no chance of winning the division next year if these are the only kind of moves we are going to make...I'm not trying to be negative either, the Tigers just have too much talent.We NEED to make a move for a good outfielder or another pitcher like Haren or the division will have been settled in December, instead of on the field this summer.Sorry but the tigers+ Cabrera + Renteria + Willis= Better than us, by like 5 games. Let's go out and pick someone up...A Rios or Crawford would basically eliminate everything I said."

DS0816 is obviously a fan living with his head in the sand. With this rationale, next he'll be calling for an Aaron Boone reunion:

"I don't know if it was mentioned here: Jamey Carroll was the man who drove in Matt Holliday that gave Colorado Rockies the win over San Diego Padres in that edge-of-your-seat playoff Game #163 on Oct. 1. I think Cleveland Indians is getting a pretty good player."

Bill4 makes a good point about the money involved:

"Over-paying backups adds up. 2.2M for Michaels, 3.75 for Dellucci and now 2.3 is going to Carroll. That adds to $8.25 million, and keep in mind that is 8.25 million for very mediocre, aged veterans. I'd rather see Francisco, a cheap UIF and maybe Michaels and Blake as backups giving 6 million to spend on the pen.Sure, I've read the they are under budget stuff (though I've rarely seen a GM come in under budget as their jobs count on them winning), but going forward as raises come into play, frugality even toward backups will be necessary."

Strike4DCT makes a scary suggestion:

"Carroll ... has been a favorite among his managers and fans for his all-out style of play."
Uh oh. Is that code for "not a very good player anymore"?

bigking777 keeps it simple, but true:

I don't like this trade.Shapiro should spend some his time on getting Bay, Rios, Freel, whatever. I was looking at Jamey Carroll stats the other day. Yuck.Why do the Indians need a 34 year old UIF at $2 million+?Makes very little sense to me.

My goodness........I cannot even read about this guy anymore......Sorry if I ruined anyone's Sunday with this post.

Goooooooooooooooooooooooo Tribe!

Cheers!