For all the amazing tools and skills that Corbin Carroll has displayed in his 2+ years in the Majors, the one area of his game that is most commonly disparaged is his defense. The criticisms leveled at his play in the field aren’t entirely unwarranted, either. In 2023, Carroll’s (lack of) arm was a common complaint among Diamondbacks fans. In 2024, his inability to play centerfield like Alek Thomas was pointed out nearly nightly in Gameday Threads.
During the offseason downtime, I like to cruise through various leaderboards on Baseball Savant and FanGraphs, looking for interesting tidbits (gonna borrow that line today, mcbenseigs) that I can share with the SnakePit.