I thought David Eckstein didn't drink

[cincinnati chili]

Eckstein's had exactly one good season in the Majors offensively--last season. And his fielding ain't that good. He'll be 32 in a couple of months.

One good season by age 32?

Vanilla.

I think he's overrated too. But take a look at 2002. It was arguably better than last year. 2001 wasn't bad either (.355 obp 29/33 stolen bases).

So that's two "good" seasons ('02 and '05) and two solid ones ('06 and '01)

I'd have to do a more thorough study of his defense, but on first blush he seems to be worth the money ($3.3 mil/year) to me.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...?playerId=4625

[Cedric]

I think he's overrated too. But take a look at 2002. It was arguably better than last year. 2001 wasn't bad either (.355 obp 29/33 stolen bases).

So that's two "good" seasons ('02 and '05) and two solid ones ('06 and '01)

I'd have to do a more thorough study of his defense, but on first blush he seems to be worth the money ($3.3 mil/year) to me.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...?playerId=4625

Overrated has nothing to do with it, from my point of view. I couldn't care less what some moron like McCarver thinks. I'm just arguing that he's a good fit for most baseball teams.