Indians/Carroll Close In Negotiations

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer is reporting that the Cleveland Indians and infielder Jamey Carroll are "close" to a deal. The 34-year old infielder hit .277 in 402 plate-appearances, seeing more time than expected thanks to the struggles of Asdrubal Cabrera. Jamey plays second and third adequately well, and holds a $2.5M club option for 2009. The talks might mean that the two sides are talking about agreeing to a slightly smaller figure, maybe in the $1.5M range.