According to MLB.com, the Indians will soon announce that they have acquired 2B-3B Jamey Carroll from the Rockies for a player to be named.

…there had been some buzz during the Winter Meetings that suggested such a trade like this could help facilitate a deal between the Indians and Pirates for, what i assume would be, Jason Bay, since there were other rumors linking him to pittsburgh in excahnge for Indians LHP Cliff Lee…

..earlier in the off-season, during the GM Meetings in Orlando, Mets GM Omar Minaya had lunch with Indians GM Mark Shapirio, which fueled speculation that the Mets could be targeting lee…

Nevertheless, according to Peter Gammons, in recent a post to his blog for ESPN.com, wrote that trading Lastings Milledge probably ended Minaya’s chances of acquiring Lee, who the Indians will listen to proposals for, ‘but won’t trade unless they get overwhelmed.’