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David Eckstein Retires, Who Are Baseball’s New “Scrappiest” Players?

Found January 22, 2012 on Bloguin Best:
PLAYERS: David Eckstein,  Jamey Carroll,  Clint Barmes,  Craig Counsell
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Milwaukee Brewers

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This offseason, scrappy-mc-scrapsters like Mark Ellis, Jamey Carroll and Clint Barmes have been signed to lucrative deals and one of the all-time greatest scrappers, Craig Counsell, has called it a career. Now, to cap it all off, one of the most scrapolicious players in baseball history, David Eckstein, has officially announced his retirement. In honor of the offseason of scrap, we’ve put together a lineup of baseball’s scrappiest active players. Read more...
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