Over eight majorleague seasons he has hit

Palestinians in Gaza ventured outside to shop for food during the three-hour lull in fighting Israel said it would now implement daily to facilitate a flow of aid to the territory. "Food and milk what else can we hope for in three hours," said Ahmed Abu Kamel, a father of six. "We want it all to end."(Additional reporting by Dan Williams, Jeffrey Heller, Adam Entous, Allyn Fisher-Ilan and Ori Lewis in Jerusalem; Writing by Alastair Macdonald). The Dodgers were relatively relaxed during the winter meetings last week. Over eight major-league seasons, he has hit .273, with 12 home runs, and 174 runs batted in.He is a career .273 hitter in 786 career games at the Major League level. Carroll began his Major League career in 2002 with the then-Montreal Expos and has played for the Expos, Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, and Indians.

Carroll helped take the Rockies to the World Series in 2007.Carroll becomes the first free agent signing this winter by the Dodgers, who won the National League West Division crown this past season. Carroll may be considered the best pinch-hitter in the Major Leagues with a career .351 average in nearly 100 career at-bats in the situation.The LA Times said Carroll will be guaranteed $3.85 million over the lifetime of the contract, with an additional $250,000 per year based on plate appearances.. Could Nick Johnson be returning to the Bronx Maybe:The Yankees and Nick Johnson are talking about the sweet-swinging lefty and on-base machine replacing Hideki Matsui as the world champions’ designated hitter on a one-year deal. If an agreement is reached, it would be an indication the Yankees will part ways with Johnny Damon, who they view at least as a part-time DH and don’t want him for more than two years and $20 million. “We have had dialogue, things are moving forward,” agent Rex Gary said of talks between the Yankees and their former first baseman. “Something could happen to speed things up, but it’s hard to predict.”If Johnson is willing to take a one year deal to return to the Bronx, then by all means he should do it. But at the same time, he needs to understand that he could potentially be leaving both money and years on the table.

Even though Johnson is injury prone, there are many teams looking at Johnson this winter because of his ability to get on base, hit for a high average, and relatively low cost. Here is a list of teams that have shown interest in Johnson this winter besides the Yankees:Red Sox Giants Mariners OriolesGiven that each one of those teams has a hole at first base, I think it's likely that Johnson could land a multi year contract and a chance to play first base everyday instead of DHing for the Yankees. However, is it possible that Johnson is simply looking for a strong opportunity to show what he can do when healthy on a one year deal in the hopes that he can cash in on the free agent riches next year If so, then maybe the Yankees situation becomes more appealing to Johnson and his agent. However, given Johnson's injury history, I think his best bet would be to take as much guaranteed money now as he possibly can. The odds of Johnson playing 150 games next season are quite low while the risk of him getting hurt and losing a chunk of change in the long run is much higher.