David Eckstein isn’t retired, but he can’t find a team that values his intangibles highly enough.
David Eckstein Feels Baseball Doesn’t Value His Scrappiness, Stays Home
The reasons aren’t entirely clear, but believe it or not, it seems that Eckstein believes teams that have contacted him don’t properly appreciate his scrappy ways.
The Times quotes Eckstein’s brother saying that “if the right situation presents itself,” Eckstein would play.
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