Orioles - Acquired Byrnes
Baltimore Orioles - Acquired OF Eric Byrnes from the Colorado Rockies for OF Larry Bigbie.
I like this trade for the short-term. Byrnes is a better hitter than Bigbie, but despite how hard he tries out there, he’s not a very good defensive leftfielder. There’s no problem with that this season. My worry is that Byrnes is the type of player that the Orioles fans and front office will absolutely just fall in love with.
Trade doesn’t do much for the Rockies other than save some dough.
2005 ZiPS Projection - Larry Bigbie
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Period AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Actual ‘05 205 22 51 9 1 5 21 21 48 3 .249 .316 .376
Rest ‘05 138 22 39 8 1 4 18 16 30 1 .283 .357 .442
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Total ‘05 343 44 90 17 2 9 39 37 78 4 .262 .332 .402
2005 ZiPS Projection - Eric Byrnes
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Period AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Actual ‘05 241 32 61 17 2 7 29 21 37 4 .253 .330 .427
Rest ‘05 155 24 43 11 1 5 21 14 27 2 .277 .349 .458
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Total ‘05 396 56 104 28 3 12 50 35 64 6 .263 .338 .439
Dan Szymborski
Posted: July 30, 2005 at 03:05 AM |
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1. The Wilpons Must Go (Tom D) Posted: July 30, 2005 at 03:17 AM (#1509404)Linkage
I'm pretty sure I hate this deal.
That's meal money. Give it to him four times
My question is how likely is it that Shoppach might eventually be a regular...? It seems to me the O's are doing deals for short term expediency without considering intermediate or long term implications. The O's probably should have dealt with the Sox directly. I would think Shoppach would make a better back-up for Lopez than either Fasano or Gil. Since it looks like they've crapped out for 2005, they should have a toe in the water but realistically be focusing on 2006. With that in mind, does Byrnes fit in for 2006? My worry is the same as Dan's...
Beatagan... beat again!!!
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trevise
Flip!
I can't say I'm thrilled with the Bigbie/Byrnes deal, but what makes you think the Red Sox would have traded Shoppach to the Orioles? I can't remember a significant trade between the Red Sox and Orioles since Boddicker for Anderson and Schilling, and the Orioles were terrible then and no threat to the Red Sox.
RP,
I'm not saying the Sox would have done the deal with the O's. But if the rumor mill has that deal out there for another team, the O's were deficient in not trying to get it for themselves. I don't think Byrnes is that great of an improvement over Bigbie, if the Rox are getting a decent back-up catcher and Rule V OF for him... Gil and Fasano are worse sinkholes than Bigbie and Javy Lopez isn't getting any younger. And decent catchers as commodities of much more limited than decent corner OF's. Maybe the O's did a due-diligence, maybe not... I would like to positively know for sure.
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