David Eckstein turns 49 today.
Eckstein had his 10 year MLB career.
One of those seasons was with the Blue Jays.
Well, it’s 2/3 of 1.
After the 2007 season, when the Jays finished third in his ranking once again, J.P.
Ricciardi concluded that the 13-game difference between the Jays and Red Sox could be closed with the addition of Eckstein, a “proven winner.
That’s a bit of an exaggeration.
They also traded JP Troy Glaus and Scott Rolen.
They also added Rod Barajas and the elderly Shannon Stewart.
Eckstein will give the team the “grain” it needs.
He was a popular player.
He was selected to several All-Star teams and received MVP votes twice.
In the 2002 season, his second year in MLB, he finished in 11th place.
It’s unclear how his 101 OPS+ earned him MVP votes (although he was hit by a pitch in a league-leading 27 innings).
I’ll never understand people deciding that a very average player is a “winner.
” By 2008, his relative inferiority had diminished.
David hit .
358 in 76 games as a Jay.
It’s not terrible.
However, his defensive performance declined (he did not play much on artificial turf until this season).
According to FanGraphs, he has a -19.
2 UZR/150 at shortstop.
I often joke that the worst hit of the season was when I accidentally elbowed Aaron Hill in the head, causing Hill to be sidelined for the rest of the season with concussion-like symptoms.
He wasn’t that bad.
However, he was miscast as a shortstop and leadoff hitter.
If he had finished second and ninth, we would have had no problem with him.
On August 31, Eckstein was traded to the Diamondbacks for Chad Beck.
He finished the season with the Padres and would play two more seasons with them before his retirement.
In his career, he had a batting average of .
355 with 35 home runs and 123 stolen bases.
Happy Birthday, David.
Eckstein will give the team the determination it needs.
He was a popular player.
He was selected to several All-Star teams and received MVP votes twice.
His second MLB season, 2002, finished in 11th place.
It’s unclear how his 101 OPS+ earned him MVP votes (although he was hit by a pitch in a league-leading 27 innings).
I’ll never understand people deciding that a very average player is a “winner.
” By 2008, his relative inferiority had diminished.
David hit
76 games as a Jay.
It’s not terrible.
However, his defensive performance declined (he did not play much on artificial turf until this season).
According to FanGraphs, he has a -19.
2 UZR/150 at shortstop.
I often joke that the worst hit of the season was when I accidentally elbowed Aaron Hill in the head, causing Hill to be sidelined for the rest of the season with concussion-like symptoms.
He wasn’t that bad.
However, he was miscast as a shortstop and leadoff hitter.
If he had finished second and ninth, we would have had no problem with him.
On August 31, Eckstein was traded to the Diamondbacks for Chad Beck.
He finished the season with the Padres and would play two more seasons with them before his retirement.
In his career, he had a batting average of .
355 with 35 home runs and 123 stolen bases.
Happy Birthday, David.
Eckstein will give the team the determination it needs.
He was a popular player.
He was selected to several All-Star teams and received MVP votes twice.
His second MLB season, 2002, finished in 11th place.
It’s unclear how he earned MVP votes with a 101 OPS+ (although he was hit by a pitch in a league-leading 27 innings).
I’ll never understand people deciding that a very average player is a “winner.
“David Eckstein turns 49 today.
Eckstein had his 10 year MLB career.
One of those seasons was with the Blue Jays.
Well, it’s 2/3 of 1.
After the 2007 season, when the Jays finished third in his ranking once again, J.P.
Ricciardi concluded that the 13-game difference between the Jays and Red Sox could be closed with the addition of Eckstein, a “proven winner.
” Ta.
That’s a bit of an exaggeration.
They also traded JP Troy Glaus and Scott Rolen.
They also added Rod Barajas and the elderly Shannon Stewart.
Eckstein will give the team the “grain” it needs.
He was a popular player.
He was selected to several All-Star teams and received MVP votes twice.
In the 2002 season, his second year in MLB, he finished in 11th place.
It’s unclear how his 101 OPS+ earned him MVP votes (although he was hit by a pitch in a league-leading 27 innings).
I’ll never understand people deciding that a very average player is a “winner.
” By 2008, his relative inferiority had diminished.
David hit .
It’s not terrible.
However, his defensive performance declined (he did not play much on artificial turf until this season).
According to FanGraphs, he has a -19.
2 UZR/150 at shortstop.
I often joke that the worst hit of the season was when I accidentally elbowed Aaron Hill in the head, causing Hill to be sidelined for the rest of the season with concussion-like symptoms.
He wasn’t that bad.
However, he was miscast as a shortstop and leadoff hitter.
If he had finished second and ninth, we would have had no problem with him.
On August 31, Eckstein was traded to the Diamondbacks for Chad Beck.
He finished the season with the Padres and would play two more seasons with them before his retirement.
In his career, he had a batting average of .
280/.
345/.
355 with 35 home runs and 123 stolen bases.
Former Blue Jays pitcher Luis Perez celebrates his 39th birthday today.
Perez, a left-handed hitter, played three seasons with the Jays from 2011 to 2013.
He appeared in 78 games and posted a 4.
50 ERA.
He then spent a few more seasons in the Jays’ minor league system and then played two seasons in Japan.
Ruiz then played in the Mexican League for several more years.
Happy birthday, Lewis.
