god, renteria is so fucking overrated. i'm glad the cards didn't pursue him too much. not for $8 million this year, esp since they got little David Eckstein, who has pretty similar career stats (esp. on offense). i know a fair number of people who were dismayed when the cards "let" him "get away", but i could care less. no player who hits a mere .280, and hits for avg power and isn't even that fast (he doesn't register that many stolen bases) is worth that much to me. plus, eckstein's a scrapper.
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