Gomez breaks his collarbone; Brett Carroll's contract purchased -- Latest: Carroll elects free agency

[monty57]

He might be AAAA in terms of hitting, but his defense is absolutely top-caliber for MLB.

So we're replacing Carlos Gomez with someone resembling Carlos Gomez.

[RockCoCougars]

He might be AAAA in terms of hitting, but his defense is absolutely top-caliber for MLB.

No doubt an upgrade over Chris D. then, right?

[FoxyFoxes]

Chris D and Nyjer would be a bit redundant. I don't think backup outfielder is something this team needs to make a trade for.

[monty57]

I don't think backup outfielder is something this team needs to make a trade for.

 

Agreed. We have plenty of OF in AAA who I would take a look at before trading for a backup OF:

 

-Carroll (.825 OPS) and Boggs (.819 OPS) can play any OF postion

-Gindl (.838 OPS) can play LF/RF

-Katin (.938 OPS) - I believe he's still injured

-Plus Gamel (.978 OPS) and even Almonte (.870 OPS) can play corner OF in a pinch.

 

If none of these guys pan out, then we should look for a replacement. Otherwise, we should focus our attention on SS/3B.

[TooLiveBrew]

So we're replacing Carlos Gomez with someone resembling Carlos Gomez.

 

Yeah, I had that thought as I was typing that post, actually. The only thing Carroll doesn't match is speed.

 

 

No doubt an upgrade over Chris D. then, right?

 

Headshot!

[The Truth]

The next 3 games are against RHP. It'll be interesting to see if Carroll gets the start on Sunday vs LHP Madison Bumgarner

[DocLuna7]

Uh oh...according to Haudricourt, Brett Carroll will wear #15. Looks like Furcal is going to have to bargain for it when he comes to Milwaukee.

 

And in other news, Ben Sheets just bit his nails to the bone.

Not to mention Cecil Cooper.

 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

Maybe this will ripple thru the minors. Nashville is short on OFs now.

 

Komatsu to AAA and Khris Davis to AA? Maybe?

 

DM: are you listening?

[Raw Biz]

Maybe this will ripple thru the minors. Nashville is short on OFs now.

 

Komatsu to AAA and Khris Davis to AA? Maybe?

 

DM: are you listening?

Apparently he listened. Davis was promoted but Schafer, not Komatsu, went to AAA.

[lcbj68c]

Gomez was certainly stellar in the outfield and his diving catches were something of a joy to watch. However, do some think his technique must change and might have contributed to the injury? That's not to say there is necessarily a technique to diving last minute, but that "barrel roll thing" is something he's done two or three times now and didn't seem necessary either time. A normal layout with your chest absorbing the impact and keeping your arms outstretched seems like a less chance of an injury rather than the double barrel roll tucking your arm and the shoulder absorbing impact?

[dlk9s]

Nah, I think it was just a fluke. He could have broken his collar bone or hurt himself in another way if he just laid out for the ball. The somersault helps him avoid a full impact - it just happened that he landed just so, resulting in the injury.

[CheezWizHed]

No doubt an upgrade over Chris D. then, right?

 

Headshot!

 

Maybe we can get Chris D back if we trade Sergio Mitre back to... oh never mind.

[ilovebeer]

Carlos will be having surgery on Monday, per jsonline.

[Funketown]

Carlos will be having surgery on Monday, per jsonline.

Surgery isn't typical for a collarbone, is it? This must be a pretty serious break.

[benji]

Surgery is getting more common for collarbones. Surgery will in fact speed up his recovery time. It allows the trainers/therapists to start motion and strengthening much earlier. This allows him to keep his strength and endurance up so that he can start baseball related activities much earlier. If he didnt have surgery they would have to wait until the fracture fragments healed before they started rehab.

[Jim Goulart]

Brett Carroll pre-game interview with Cory Provus

[DocLuna7]

Uh oh...according to Haudricourt, Brett Carroll will wear #15. Looks like Furcal is going to have to bargain for it when he comes to Milwaukee.

 

And in other news, Ben Sheets just bit his nails to the bone.

Not to mention Cecil Cooper.

And a busy few weeks for #15 since Hairston took it the day Carroll dropped it.

 

[greeg35]

Sounds like Gomez thinks he'll be back more quickly than originally thought. I wish we had kept Carroll when we got Hairston. Second best will be Carlos making a speedy recovery allowing Hairston to (or forcing RR to let him) play more infield.

[djoctagone]

has carroll left the organization?

[Warning Track Power]

Gomez's loss hasn't truly been felt too badly yet, but I for one can't believe how fast he became one of my favorite Brewers with his all out play and how much I miss seeing him in CF. I hope the rumors of a quick recovery are true. I'd love to have him and Rickie back before September 1.

[FoxyFoxes]

They are still playoff eligible if they can't come back by September right?

[kramnoj]

I think they are, but it would be unusual to appear in the playoffs without having game experience for a few months.

[Raw Biz]

I think they are, but it would be unusual to appear in the playoffs without having game experience for a few months.

Gallardo.

[kramnoj]

That's not quite right. Gallardo did pitch a game in September.

[Raw Biz]

That's not quite right. Gallardo did pitch a game in September.

Then have Gomez pinch-run in the last inning of the season. Problem solved.