Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Strikes eight-year deal with Arizona
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Carroll and the Diamondbacks agreed to terms on an eight-year, $111 million deal Saturday with a club option for 2031, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
If the club option is declined, he'll receive a $5 million buyout. Carroll has played in only 32 big-league games -- and only 174 total professional games -- but the Diamondbacks are already sure that they want him in town for a long time. The contract will keep Carroll in Arizona through 2030 (his age-29 season) with a $23 million club option for 2031. Considered to be one of the top prospects in baseball, Carroll is now one of the building blocks for the Arizona club over the next decade, and he has the talent to be a player that contributes in all possible fantasy categories.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Agrees to eight-year deal
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Carroll and the Diamondbacks agreed to terms on an eight-year, $111 million deal Saturday with a club option for 2031, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
If the club option is declined, he'll receive a $5 million buyout. Carroll has played in only 32 big-league games -- and only 174 total professional games -- but the Diamondbacks are already sure that they want him in town for a long time. The contract will keep Carroll in Arizona through 2030 (his age-29 season) with a $23 million club option for 2031. Considered to be one of the top prospects in baseball, Carroll is now one of the building blocks for the Arizona club over the next decade, and he has the talent to be a player that contributes in all possible fantasy categories.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Contract talks begin
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The Diamondbacks are engaged in conversations with Carroll about a long-term contract, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports.
Carroll has just 38 days of MLB experience, but Arizona clearly sees him as a centerpiece. It is believed the organization is seeking to lock him in beyond the six seasons of club control. In 32 MLB games in 2022, Carroll slashed .260/.330/.500 with four home runs, two triples, nine doubles, 14 RBI and two steals.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Goes deep during win
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Carroll went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over Milwaukee.
Carroll hit the second of back-to-back home runs off righty reliever Trevor Gott to put the Diamondbacks ahead 4-2 in the ninth inning. The outfielder finished his rookie campaign on a down note, recording a .205 average over 39 at-bats over his final 12 games. The 22-year-old was drastically more productive on the road during 2022 with a 1.099 OPS over 62 plate appearances compared to a .540 OPS over 53 plate appearances in Arizona, which resulted in an overall OPS of .830 in 32 contests.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Heads to bench
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Carroll is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers.
While Carroll has started against the last four lefties Arizona has faced, he will head to the bench in the second-to-last game of the season with southpaw Eric Lauer on the hill for Milwaukee. Jordan Luplow is starting in left field and batting second.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Produces second steal
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Carroll went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Giants.
Carroll produced 31 stolen bases across 93 minor-league games this season, but that hasn't translated into a green light on the basepaths in the majors. He swiped a bag in the second inning of Sunday's contest for his second steal in 29 big-league games. The 22-year-old top prospect has still shown promise in other ways, slashing .260/.330/.469 with three home runs, 13 RBI, 11 runs scored, nine doubles and a triple through his first 106 plate appearances, and he should be in line for an everyday role in 2023.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Sitting versus lefty
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Carroll isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Dodgers.
After playing in nine games over the last eight days and delivering a key three-run double in Wednesday's win, Carroll will get a breather Thursday against southpaw Julio Urias. Stone Garrett will assume the starting role in left field and bat second in the order.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Keys win with three-run double
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Carroll went 1-for-5 with a double and three RBI in a 6-1 win against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Arizona held a slim two-run lead in the fourth inning when Carroll bashed a double with the bases loaded to plate three runs and break the game open. It was the second three-RBI game of his brief career, and the double extended his streak of contests with an extra-base hit to three. Over that stretch, he's gone 4-for-11 with two doubles, a triple, four RBI and a stolen base.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Not starting Game 2
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Carroll is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
Carroll started in the matinee and went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a strikeout and his first big-league stolen base, but he'll take a seat for the nightcap with lefty Tyler Anderson pitching for Los Angeles. Stone Garrett will man left field and bat leadoff in the nightcap.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: On bench Monday
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Carroll isn't starting Monday against the Dodgers.
Carroll started the last three games and went 3-for-9 with a double and a strikeout. However, he'll get a breather while Jake McCarthy starts in left field and bats third.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Takes seat Thursday
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Carroll isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Padres, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Carroll went 1-for-3 with a solo homer, two runs and a walk during Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Dodgers, but he'll head to the bench for the third time in the last four games. Stone Garrett is starting in left field and leading off.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Swats third homer
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Carroll went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Wednesday's 5-3 extra-inning win against the Dodgers.
The rookie sat out each of the Diamondbacks' previous two games, but he was back in the lineup against righty Michael Grove on Wednesday. Carroll produced Arizona's second run with a solo shot to right field in the second inning. He's homered three times through his first 12 big-league contests, adding nine RBI and a healthy .279/.354/.558 slash line.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Misses second straight
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Carroll is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers.
Southpaw Clayton Kershaw will start the game on the mound for the Dodgers, so Carroll will miss his second straight game Tuesday in favor of the right-handed Jordan Luplow, who will play in left field and bat seventh.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Sits versus lefty
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Carroll isn't in Monday's lineup against the Dodgers.
The left-handed Carroll will retreat to the bench as the Dodgers will have fellow lefty Tyler Anderson start the game on the mound. Jordan Luplow will take over in left field for the young prospect and bat seventh.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Homers again
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Carroll went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 13-10 loss to the Rockies.
Carroll led off Arizona's nine-run fifth inning with a solo shot, the first of two home runs hit during the frame. It was the rookie's second homer in as many games. Carroll has hit safely in seven of nine contests (.286/.342/.543) and knocked in eight runs thus far in his first exposure to MLB pitching.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Hits first big-league homer
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Carroll went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Padres.
Carroll went back-to-back with Daulton Varsho in the top of the second inning, giving Arizona a short-lived 2-0 lead. This was the first homer of Carroll's career, coming in his eighth big-league game. He's added seven RBI, six runs scored and three doubles while playing regularly at the corner outfield positions and designated hitter. The Diamondbacks have balanced playing time for Carroll, Stone Garrett, Jake McCarthy, Alek Thomas and Daulton Varsho as their primary outfielders, and all should continue to see occasional off days to prevent any of them from sitting on the bench too long.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Resting Monday
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Carroll isn't starting Monday against the Padres.
Carroll started the last four games, but manager Torey Lovullo and general manager Mike Hazen recently said that the 22-year-old won't be an everyday player over the final month of the regular season. Carroll will get a day off Monday while Stone Garrett starts in left field and bats seventh.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Steps out of starting nine
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Carroll is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Despite getting off to a historic start to his big-league career with three hits, five RBI and four runs through his first two games, the lefty-hitting Carroll will take a seat with the Phillies bringing southpaw Bailey Falter to the hill for the series finale. Carroll won't necessarily be deployed exclusively as a strong-side platoon player moving forward, as he made his MLB debut Monday against Phillies southpaw Ranger Suarez.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Records first multi-hit game
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Carroll went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 12-3 win over the Phillies.
It only took Carroll two games to earn a multi-hit effort. The top prospect has gone 3-for-10 with five RBI, two doubles and four runs scored through those two contests since earning his first big-league promotion. He's already showing enough with the bat to command a starting role, though he'll have to stay sharp to fend off the hot-hitting Jake McCarthy for playing time in left field.
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Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Hitting eighth in debut
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Carroll will start in right field and hit eighth in Monday's game against the Phillies.
Carroll was called up by the Diamondbacks on Monday afternoon, and he will jump right into the lineup and make his debut the same night. While Carroll will hit lower in the order to start, his .426 career OBP and his standing as perhaps the top prospect in all of baseball suggest he will not stay there for long.
