The Twins are in a dire need of a solid second baseman and a batter with a low amount of strikeouts to be slotted in the 2 hole of the batting order. Adam Kennedy and David Eckstein are two candidates that should be available considering the status of the Athletics and the Padres, respectfully.
David Eckstein is the more ideal candidate. Although he new to the position of 2nd base, he's been performing very well there. Offensively, although Kennedy has been putting up better numbers, Eckstein puts the ball in play more. Eckstein might not get more hits, but he can advance the runner as well as anybody which is exactly how the Twins play baseball even with the power of Mauer, Morneau, Kubel, and Cuddyer. Eckstein has also been one of the most difficult players to strike out in baseball.
The key to all of this is health. David Eckstein has been out with a hamstring injury and although he's close to returning, those injuries tend to hang around or at least make him more vulnerable to a hamstring injury in the future. If the Padres can get him back and prove that he's healthy in the next few days, I would get the Twins on the phone as soon as possible. But the backup plan can always be Adam Kennedy.
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