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Second Base: 5 Teams with interest in Eckstein

by Matthew Cerrone on December 8th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

According to Ken Rosenthal, at FOXSports.com, “David Eckstein is drawing interest from five teams, most of which want him as a second baseman.”

Rosenthal does not specifically name the five teams, though he speculates on the Padres, Pirates and Orioles as being involved.

i have no reason to feel believe this will happen, but, if the Mets are able to trade Luis Castillo, or end up cutting him, and need to solve second base at a discount, i envision eckstein in the mix…if for no other reason, then it’s quite clear Omar Minaya wanted him to be the team’s second baseman last off-season, but eckstein was not yet ready to make a permanent shift from short stop…now he is