Blue Jays Closing In On Eckstein

by Eli Greenspan on Dec 13, 2007 8:22 AM EST

The Blue Jays are closing in on a deal with shortstop David Eckstein, according to FOXSports.com. The Blue Jays admitted that they do not have a prospect ready to take over at short, so bringing in Eckstein as a stop gap is a great move. Eckstein batted .309 for the Cardinals last season with 3 HR, 31 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

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Yay! Sorry Johnny Mac, as much as we love you, you'll have to ride the bench

by Greg Balloch on Dec 13, 2007 6:49 PM EST reply actions

The Jays' defense is far superior with McDonald at shortstop, and his defensive is especially valuable to Toronto given their ground ball starting pitchers. Although McDonald is a very weak-hitting infielder, he can flat play the shortstop position.

by Tyler on Dec 16, 2007 11:10 PM EST reply actions