Website: Will Carroll Archives on Baseball Prospectus
When did you start writing?
2002.
When did you start writing for Baseball Prospectus?
Started at BP in 2003.
Have you thought about starting your own injury site separate of Baseball Prospectus?
No.
How have you been so successful gaining contacts in baseball?
I have a unique niche. I get to tell the story of the Athletic Trainers and doctors, people that work hard, have a huge impact on the game, but don’t get noticed. A high ranking executive at ESPN told me he didn’t think anyone cared about injuries aside from “play/won’t play” but I think people are just like teams. They want more, better, quicker information to make their own decisions.
Have you ever thought about going back to school and getting yourself a doctorate to shut up all the people that say you are not a real doctor when in reality you probably know these injuries better then 99% of the doctors out there?
Ha, no. I’m just a reporter. When I want a medical opinion, I’ll call one of the top docs in the world and see what they think.
How many different mainstream press outlets have you written for?
Wow, not sure. ESPN, SI, Fox, New York Times, Slate, and a ton of web sites.
Give us one player in baseball that is injured right now that will out perform his projections:
Jason Giambi
Give us one player in baseball that is injured right now that will under perform his projections:
BJ Ryan
What advice do you have for aspiring writers and bloggers out there?
Write a lot and find your own unique niche. And don’t write about injuries.
STN’s Take:
You have to like Will. He is a straight shooter and gets right to the point. For those of you that are really into fantasy baseball or like to know what is going on with every player on your team’s injury status, Will is a must read. His injury information is second to none. We have been reading him for 3 years and have used his info to make trades knowing that a player may be more or less injured then people think. His info is also good at the beginning of the season. He gives everyone a red light, yellow light, or green light. We use this information during our fantasy baseball draft to make a choice if two players are pretty close and we aren’t sure which one to pick.
Will’s information is so good we are surprised he is still writing for Baseball Prospectus full time and not a major media outlet…
