Will Carroll
Encyclopedia
Will Carroll is a sportswriter specializing in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs
. He currently writes about sports injuries for SI.com
. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus
for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of three books on sports-related medical topics.
Carroll is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America
and the Pro Football Writers Association
.
In 2006, Carroll served as the injury expert for the short-lived The Fantasy Show
on ESPN
.
Starting in 2007, Carroll has worked as an NFL injury expert for SI.com. He has also served as a Senior Writer for Football Outsiders
, for whom he focuses on football injuries.
During 2011 he has written a regular column for SI.com devoted to sports injuries.
Carroll has authored three books: Saving the Pitcher (2004),The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems (2006), and The Carroll Guide to Sports Injuries (2010).
Performance-enhancing drugs
Performance-enhancing drugs are substances used by athletes to improve their performances in the sports in which they engage.- Types of performance-enhancing drugs :...
. He currently writes about sports injuries for SI.com
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well player and team performance projections on the site...
for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of three books on sports-related medical topics.
Carroll is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America
Baseball Writers Association of America
The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
and the Pro Football Writers Association
Pro Football Writers Association
Technically known as the Pro Football Writers of America, this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public." Goals of the organization include improving access to practices and locker rooms,...
.
Career
In 2003 Carroll joined the staff of Baseball Prospectus, for whom he served as its injury expert and wrote a regular "Under the Knife" column and periodic "Team Health Reports" as well as hosts Baseball Prospectus Radio. In February 2009, he assumed the role of Executive Editor of Puck Prospectus. In September 2010, Carroll announced his departure from Baseball Prospectus and published his last "Under the Knife" column. Two days later, writing on his own blog, he gave a partial explanation:I left Baseball Prospectus – and let me be very clear: I left – for a number of reasons, but the most significant is that I have impossibly high standards for my work. I’m wrong a lot. It’s the nature of what I do, but each instance burns me. There was an episode this summer where it was clear the goals of the organization and the goals I had didn’t mesh any more. I can’t say any more about that, but it was the final straw for me and at that point, I began the process of leaving. In the end, I bought myself out of the contract and sold back the equity I had earned in the company. It was a better option for me not to write at all than continue to write there.
In 2006, Carroll served as the injury expert for the short-lived The Fantasy Show
The Fantasy Show
The Fantasy Show is a fantasy football talk and debate show on ESPN2. The show was supposed to air for 18 weeks a year during the National Football League season every Thursday at 6:30pm ET on ESPN2...
on ESPN
ESPN.com
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.
Starting in 2007, Carroll has worked as an NFL injury expert for SI.com. He has also served as a Senior Writer for Football Outsiders
Football Outsiders
Football Outsiders is a website started in July 2003 which focuses on advanced statistical analysis of the NFL. The site is run by a staff of regular writers, who produce a series of weekly columns using both the site's in-house statistics and their personal analyses of NFL games.In 2005 and 2006,...
, for whom he focuses on football injuries.
During 2011 he has written a regular column for SI.com devoted to sports injuries.
Carroll has authored three books: Saving the Pitcher (2004),The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems (2006), and The Carroll Guide to Sports Injuries (2010).
Awards and distinctions
- Carroll won the award for Best Fantasy Baseball Article in Print from the Fantasy Sports Writers AssociationFantasy Sports Writers AssociationThe represents journalists who cover fantasy sports including fantasy football, baseball, basketball, and hockey as well as other fantasy contests. According to its website, its mission is to "be a voice for writers in the arena of fantasy sports...
in 2005, 2006 and 2007 for articles he contributed to the RotoWireRotoWireRotoWire.com is a company based in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. that specializes in fantasy sports news and fantasy-style games.RotoWire provides fantasy news and information to ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, FoxSports.com, NASCAR.com, NFL.com, NBA.com, and Baseball Prospectus.RotoWire is the successor to...
Fantasy Baseball Magazine. - The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems (2005) won the 2005 Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award.
- In 2008 Carroll was named a member of the Baseball Writers Association of AmericaBaseball Writers Association of AmericaThe Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
and thus became eligible to vote on Major League baseball post-season awards and nominees to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. - In 2009 Carroll was named a member of the Pro Football Writers AssociationPro Football Writers AssociationTechnically known as the Pro Football Writers of America, this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public." Goals of the organization include improving access to practices and locker rooms,...
.
Books
- Saving the Pitcher. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, Publishers, 2004; paperback 2007. (ISBN 1-56663-578-0)
- The Juice: The Real Story of Baseball's Drug Problems. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, Publishers, 2005; paperback 2007. (ISBN 1-56663-668-X)
- The Carroll Guide to Sports Injuries. CreateSpace Publishers, 2010. (ISBN 1-44955-692-2)
External links
- Will Carroll's Rndm Crap blog
- Baseball Prospectus
- Rich Lederer, "Tossing BP with Will Carroll," BaseballAnalysts.com, November 28, 2003.
- "Special Interview with Will Carroll," The Stat Pack, November 3, 2007.
- Nando Di Fino, "Fantasy's Disabled List Detectives," Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2008.