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Saturday, December 31, 2005

Diamondbacks - Signed Byrnes

Arizona Diamondbacks - Signed OF Eric Byrnes to a 1-year contract worth $2.25 million.

If they want to use Byrnes as a 4th outfielder who will start at the corners at times, this will be a useful signing for the team. If they really give Byrnes the centerfield job and wait until 2007 for Chris Young, I like this yet - Byrnes pretty much has to be at the corners. The Orioles were nuts to non-tender Byrnes and then sign Burnitz.

2006 ZiPS Projection - Eric Byrnes
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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474 68 129 32 4 15 65 44 80 10 .272 .342 .451

Dan Szymborski Posted: December 31, 2005 at 11:45 PM | 3 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Didi Dodo Doodoo (1k5v3L)

Posted: January 01, 2006 at 07:31 PM (#1801885)

That's going to be a lot more offense than they got out of Cruz Jr. last year, and Byrnes cannot possibly be worse in CF than Cruz was last year. He was so horrible in CF in AZ that he made Bernie Williams look amazingly fast and surehanded out there.

2. OlePerfesser Posted: January 02, 2006 at 03:39 PM (#1802814)

Plus, AZ has a groundball-oriented staff, so Byrnes should work out OK as a place-holder for a few months, or maybe the entire year.

I really like the things that Josh Byrnes has done this off-season. He's looking like a really sharp young GM. If only the timing on the Theo Affair had been a little different... sigh.

3. Didi Dodo Doodoo (1k5v3L)

Posted: January 06, 2006 at 11:57 PM (#1809785)

Philadelphia Phillies - Claimed outfielder Josh Kroeger off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

This was a move to free up a roster spot for Byrnes. Kroeger's value had dropped a bit last year in AAA, but apparently the Phillies decided to give him a try. He probably had no future in Arizona anyhow.

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