Feb 12, 2006 7:15 AM EST

The Washington Nationals sold the contract of infielder Jamey Carroll to the Colorado Rockies yesterday and also prepared to make their final pitch to free agent slugger Sammy Sosa. Carroll, a member of the Nationals' organization his entire career and one of the most popular players in the clubhouse, was sold to the Rockies for $300,000. General manager Jim Bowden said the offseason additions of infielders Marlon Anderson, Damian Jackson and Royce Clayton (the latter to a minor league deal) and the emergence of minor leaguer Brendan Harris left Carroll a long shot to make the club out of spring training.

Via Washington Times