Tampa — Kerry Carpenter is on the roster bubble. He knows it. He and Akil Baddoo, both left-handed-hitting outfielders, are quite possibly fighting for one spot. And time is getting short. This is the last week of spring games.
Carpenter, though, who jumped from Double-A to the big leagues last season, hitting 30 minor-league home runs, sure doesn't appear to be carrying any extra weight.
“I don’t think of it like that,” he said of the roster fight. “I’m just coming here and doing my job. And my job is to hit, whether it’s the first game of camp or the last.