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[Halos Heaven] - Kendry Morales & Historical Angels MVP Votes

mattwelch — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:51:26 GMT

... ad (1B - HOU) , Francisco Rodriguez (P - NYM) , Orlando Cabrera (SS - MIN) , David Eckstein (2B - SDP) , Bobby Abreu (RF - ANA) , Bartolo Colon (P - CWS) , Garret Ander ...

[Baseball Prospectus] - Prospectus Q and A: Brian Butterfield by David Laurila

David Laurila — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:05:34 GMT

... ’re pitching guys. He’s simply played above and beyond. DL: When he replaced David Eckstein as the Blue Jays' shortstop, what changed? BB : Well, Eck didn’t have an opp ...

[Friar Forecast] - Padres fielding projections

Myron (MB) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:00:24 GMT

... cted UZR Will Venable, RF +10 runs Kouzmanoff, 3B +3.5 Adrian Gonzalez, 1B 0 David Eckstein, 1B -1.5 Everth Cabrera, SS -2.5 Brian Giles, RF -6 Venable is the guy tha ...

[Fanhouse - AOL Sports Blog] - Footprints in the Snow: Padres

Matt Snyder — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:28:08 GMT

... t up. One place they could upgrade with just about anyone is at second base. David Eckstein is, frankly, a terrible hitter and fielder at this point in his career. He s ...

[MLBlogs: Hot Stove Blog] - The Padres will spend (some) in free agency

hotstoveblog — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:05:49 GMT

... n Adrian Gonzalez ($4.75) -- as well as another $1 million in second baseman David Eckstein. Counting Young, Gonzalez and Eckstein, and if their four arbitration-eligib ...

[Gaslamp Ball] - Around the Mission: 11/19 Padres Links

jbox — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:39 GMT

... ront again this offseason. Perpetual Padres Saga: Dynamic Duo Everth Cabrera+David Eckstein=all the Padres need at middle infield. XX Sports Radio: Dick Enberg (MP3) XT ...

[MLB - Padres] - Padres unlikely to go big in market

Corey Brock — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:28:04 GMT

... n Adrian Gonzalez ($4.75) -- as well as another $1 million in second baseman David Eckstein. Counting Young, Gonzalez and Eckstein, and if Bell, Correia, Kouzmanoff and ...

[Bleacher Report] - Could The Chicago Cubs Pursue Roy Halladay?

TAB BAMFORD — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:50:21 GMT

... lly doubt the Jays would want Theriot, having already lived through a failed David Eckstein experiment in the last few years. He is a good gap hitter, though, and his m ...

[Bleacher Report] - The Mets Need More Than Matt Holliday

Hot Stove New York — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:47 GMT

... ya Mets don’t have any grit and toughness. No team is going to win with nine David Eckstein s or nine Jeff Francouers; you need more talent than that to be a successful ...

[Kings of Kauffman] - Ranking the AL ROYs of the Aughts

Wally Fish — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:06:25 GMT

... C.C. Sabathia. Also receiving votes in this class were Alfonso Soriano and David Eckstein. What the 2001 group lacks in quantity, it more that makes up for in qualit ...

[NBC Sports: Circling the Bases] - Free Agency Preview: Second base

Matthew Pouliot — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:53:00 GMT

... ates), Maicer Izturis (Angels), Omar Infante (Braves)*, Kaz Matsui (Astros), David Eckstein (Padres), Aaron Miles (Cubs) 2011 options: Ellis - $6 million ($500,000 buyo ...

[Daily News: Touching Base] - Free Agent Arbitration Analysis: Right Fielders

Jesse Spector — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:55:52 GMT

... g to Branch Rickey’s formula for evaluating hitters, were Jhonny Peralta and David Eckstein. He was, quite simply, one of the worst hitters on a team whose weak lineup ...

[MLB - Padres] - Gonzalez repeats as Gold Glove winner

Corey Brock — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:28:08 GMT

... The Padres were hopeful two of Gonzalez's other teammates -- second baseman David Eckstein and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff -- would also win Gold Gloves on Wednesda ...

[Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness] - Orlando Hudson, “Golden” Glove?

Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:49 GMT

... u’ve got someone with an arm that makes Juan Pierre’s look like Matt Kemp’s (David Eckstein), a converted outfielder in his first year at 2B (Skip Schumaker), a slugger ...

[NY Baseball Digest] - Why Trading Cano Might Not Be Crazy

Mike Silva — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:22 GMT

... at AAA Scranton (.828 OPS). His defense is also very solid. Russo to me is a David Eckstein type. Ramiro Pena isn’t quite as sexy offensively, but his defense is exactl ...