DAVID ECKSTEIN RUMORS

You Can’t Measure Heart, or David Eckstein Bows Out

Hat Tip: The Orange County Register In case you missed this news earlier in the week, David Eckstein in leaning toward retirement. He hasn’t officially declared yet, but considering Eckstein didn’t play at all last season (and he doesn’t seem to excited about the offers he has received), it seems likely that it’s only a matter of time. Since this seems to...
Via Fangraphs  |  18 days ago
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Halo Headlines: Luis Ayala Considering an Offer From the Angels, Haren's Duel With Verlander the Best of the Year, David Eckstein (Sort of) Retires

The January 23rd, 2012 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim including Luis Ayala considering an offer from the Angels...
Via Monkey with a Halo  |  20 days ago
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David Eckstein Retires

Veteran Infielder David Eckstein has decided to call it a career according to Nick Carfado of the Boston Globe. The 2 time All Star and 2006 World Series MVP decided to retire even though multiple clubs were willing to give him a shot in spring training. During June of last year it was reported that he was choosing not to play and when asked if he would return to baseball, Eckstein...
Via PRO Rumors  |  21 days ago
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David Eckstein Retires, Who Are Baseball’s New “Scrappiest” Players?

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...
Via The Outside Corner  |  21 days ago
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Eckstein to Headline Hot Stove Banquet

The University of Illinois baseball team and the Fighting Illini Dugout Club will host the 2012 Hot Stove Banquet, featuring former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein, on Saturday, Jan. 28.
Via University of Illinois Athletics  |  January 05, 2012
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2006 St. Louis Cardinal World Series MVP David Eckstein Narrates David and Goliath

World Series MVP's from the St. Louis Cardinals continue having big hits in 2011.  David Eckstein, 2006 St. Louis Cardinal World Series MVP,  narrates the first interactive version of the David and Goliath story book app for kids in a recently released app based on the biblical classic.   Eckstein, as many of my St. Louis baseball fans recall,  played the role of "David" in...
Via The Show Speak  |  November 08, 2011
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ORGAN TRAIL

Eckstein to donate kidney soon

Coming from a family with a history of kidney disorders, the former World Series MVP knew he'd have to donate his kidney eventually and the diminutive shortstop is more than happy to do so.

Via It's Always Sunny in Detroit  |  March 29, 2011
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End of the Road for David Eckstein?

At this point in baseball’s off-season most players that have decided to play have found a home. For a decent number of older veterans that might only be a temporary home thanks to a minor league deal and an invite to spring training, but most guys that are planning on carrying on are reporting to someone’s camp this week. That is not the case with David Eckstein as of yet. Even...
Via Call to the Pen  |  February 17, 2011
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David Eckstein is (Still) Exceedingly Mediocre

Prior to the season, I was quite vocal about my lack of faith in David Eckstein, writing: “My lack of confidence in Eckstein is well documented.  His bat is terrible, and his fielding is, at best, average.  I have a hunch the San Diego Padres may end up releasing him mid-season.  Eckstein is that bad.” My pre-season projection for Eckstein mirrored my written summary: PA...
Via Friar Forecast  |  July 04, 2010
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Drop Everything…David Eckstein Is Good This Year

Well, that’s surprising. After a 2009 that could be summed up as “listless” statistically, David Eckstein isn’t half bad. Eckstein hit an ugly .260/.323/.334 last year, but he’s kicked that to .270/.328/.357. That doesn’t sound like much, but it’s 17 points of wOBA–from .296 to .313. That means that David Eckstein has thus far been as good as a replacement-level second...
Via Chicken Friars  |  May 14, 2010
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