Carrera may occupy the short end of a left field platoon with Melvin Upton Jr. because of his success against left-handed pitching, according to manager John Gibbons, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet reports.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty stick owns a career .286/.343/.368 line in 254 plate appearances against southpaws. That sample size is a bit small to buy this reverse-platoon concept, but at least it's keeping him in the conversation for starting reps. If Upton and Carrera falter, however, it wouldn't surprise many fantasy players if Dalton Pompey is given another chance to seize a job. Carrera is most logically valued as a fantasy piece in AL-only leagues.