Friday, December 14, 2007

David Eckstein sucks ass

David Eckstein is the most overrated player in baseball. A player who gets by on speed (though he's not really that fast), small ball (though he doesn't draw a walk), and hustle (does have plenty of that...kudos). But while he adds character, hustle, effort, etc. he just sucks. His has terrible range at short and is much better suited to be a second basemen (although he'd only be average at that). He is often banged up (he missed 45 games last years). If he'd qualified, he would
have ranked 143rd in SLG% and 131st in OPS (keep in mind there were only 162 qualifying players, and most of those below Eckstein provide some skill, usually defense, which again Eckstein doesn't). But general managers, journalists, and fans become enamored with his hustle (read: he's short and untalented).

And now the Blue Jays are going to pay him $4.5 million to suck ass...he sucked in the very weak NL Central, imagine what'll happen if he has to play in the same division as the Redsox and Yankees. Keith Law, my favorite baseball writer, explains it better.

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