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Nationals, Eckstein Have Not Talked Recently

By Mike Axisa | January 8, 2011 at 7:11pm CDT

The Nationals and free agent infielder David Eckstein have "not communicated in a long time" according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson (on Twitter). Any interest in Eckstein would have presumably been for a bench role, since the team appears ready to start 2011 with Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond holding down the middle infield.

It's been a pretty quiet winter for Eckstein, other than some news about his return to the Padres being a long shot. His 36th birthday is less than two weeks away, and over the last three years he's hit just .264/.327/.335 in 1,436 plate appearances. He's been relegated to second base defensively for the last two-and-a-half years because of his arm, so it's unclear if he'd even be able to handle the left side of the infield at this point. 

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  1. Dallas Melendez

    12 years ago

    WHY IS THIS NEWS!!!!????

    Reply
  2. melloken

    12 years ago

    You are kidding! How is something that didn’t happen………news?

    Reply
  3. start_wearing_purple

    12 years ago

    And in other news Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

    Reply
  4. Mike Marino

    12 years ago

    OF COURSE this is news, didn’t you see Eckstein’s birthday is 2 weeks away!! Get the balloons and streamers ready…..the headline sounds like high school gossip.

    Reply
    • Guest

      12 years ago

      and he’s upset because the Nats didn’t wish him a happy birthday!…
      makes sense.
      Jerk move Rizzo… you could have at least sent him a card.

      Reply
  5. Guest

    12 years ago

    MLBTR should have a page for all the players the Nats haven’t talked to lately.
    Or perhaps who Eckstein hasn’t talked to… either way.

    Reply
  6. SLUCARD

    12 years ago

    Just because there is no ground-breaking news doesn’t mean it isn’t post worthy. Nobody is forcing anyone to read it. I’ve been wondering what the situation was with Eckstein for some time. Things have been pretty quiet concerning him lately. I’d like to see him back with the Cardinals in a bench role. The Cards have been interested in bringing in a veteran backup infielder. The Reds might have been interested but probably not now that they signed Edgar. Walt sure loves his former Redbirds! Either way, hopefully he finds a job. He’s a good guy to have on your team.

    Reply
    • METfan201

      12 years ago

      I agree SLUCARD, guys a good presence on any club.

      Reply
  7. SLUCARD

    12 years ago

    Just because there is no ground-breaking news doesn’t mean it isn’t post worthy. Nobody is forcing anyone to read it. I’ve been wondering what the situation was with Eckstein for some time. Things have been pretty quiet concerning him lately. I’d like to see him back with the Cardinals in a bench role. The Cards have been interested in bringing in a veteran backup infielder. The Reds might have been interested but probably not now that they signed Edgar. Walt sure loves his former Redbirds! Either way, hopefully he finds a job. He’s a good guy to have on your team.

    Reply
  8. gwells

    12 years ago

    in other news, bill ladson is an idiot and usually wrong. i wouldn’t bother quoting him as a source for even non-news.

    Reply
  9. RATTY1

    12 years ago

    Who else has not talked to the Nationals or David Eckstein Recently?…Not Me!

    Reply

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