The thinking on Carroll:
I guess the low opinion of Hassell, plus the reality of Robles, leads the writers to think there's nothing blocking him there if he can play the position. It's more a complement to Thomas than a knock on Carroll or a preference for Wood in CF.
Its freaking dumb thinking. Oh his arm is weak. His speed makes him a gold glove caliber defender in CF.
If I play Keibert Ruiz in CF, that doesn't make him a CFer.
Comments in the writers' chat suggest real skepticism about Hassell. Regardless of the September numbers, he says his bat looked very slow at the end of the year.
Oh what happened to Bobby Barrels? Big surprise. In three years, when Wood, Gore, and Hassell are all busts, I really hope the Lerners have the balls to fire Rizzo for this debacle.