Jays sign shortstop David Eckstein

[love_that_reefer]

Then we both agree he's declining. He's not the best but he's not horrible. Horrible makes it sound like he's the worst SS ever to play the game which is what I disagree with.

[brewersfan19]

I agree about the arm. I just like his hustle and willingness to do the little things to win.

[BuckFoston]

Originally Posted by love_that_reefer Eck gets to the plays and has better than average defensive stats. Eck makes the plays and is extremely quick with his hands which gives him time to make up for his weak arm. He doesn't make a lot of errors and does a better job than most. Agree to disagree but I have watched Eck on a regular basis and know what he can do. He is in no way horrible on defense. Horrible on defense is Klesko in the OF, Knoblauch at second or Braun at third. He is declining if you want to go that route.

Non-sense, Knoblauch is the greatest 2B ever.

[McKain]

Originally Posted by love_that_reefer Horrible makes it sound like he's the worst SS ever to play the game which is what I disagree with.

Horrible means horrible. Worst ever means worst ever.

I would qualify "bottom three in the NL" and "bottom eight in the majors" horrible.

He's been very bad recently, and since he's not aging in reverse, that's not going to change. He will be very bad defensively this year.

[Halladay_is_God]

who better than Royce Clayton? Everyone

[brewersfan19]

There you go, every team has done the Royce Clayton experiment it seems like. He was good in his prime too.