Good news for Adam

by chase1971 on Aug 7, 2007 12:24 PM CDT

Eric Byrnes resigns with Arizona

According to the Arizona Republic, Eric Byrnes has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Diamondbacks.

The deal is said to be worth around $30 million and comes shortly after the two sides reportedly broke off negotiations. The newspaper speculates that with Byrnes signed long term and both Chris Young and Justin Upton not going anywhere, the Diamondbacks may look to part with Carlos Quentin.

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Quinton

I'd be all over him. Outstanding minor league resume with consistent 400 obp and 500 slg. This offseason could be a great time to buy low on him.

Saltalamacchia: one player, six vowels.

by tricer on Aug 7, 2007 12:18 PM CDT reply actions

no freaking joke

I'll ride that wagon!

by bushe on Aug 7, 2007 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm puzzled

by this. They already have some young outfielders and I would think they have better places to spend their money as they enter a period of contending for the playoffs.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Aug 7, 2007 12:32 PM CDT reply actions

and I'd add

that it seems they're buying high on Byrnes, and, if they're really considering dealing Quentin, they'd be selling low on him at the same time. I thought Byrnes was smarter than that. Perhaps they feel they can have an adequate OFer with Byrnes and get a valuable arm packaging Quentin to shore up an area of weakness.

mmmmmm...64 slices of American cheese...

by t ball on Aug 7, 2007 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions

But Byrnes is

A Real Baseball Player TM, which Adam would realize if he just got his nose out of his Bill James Spreadsheet long enough to see.

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2007 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Morris favorite players

Are Jason Botts and Gerald Laird.

I dont think Bill James spreadsheets are what he's been reading.

Nice try though.

Dax Flame!!

by Sharky on Aug 7, 2007 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't think you know who Bill James is

Nice try though...

I will not get my comeuppance!

by Brian Thomas on Aug 7, 2007 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Sharky

hasn't ever actually read anything that Bill James has written, but he can tell a lot better than the rest of us whether he will be good as he matures. And then how good he would be if he wound up with the Astros.

by Brett Perryman on Aug 7, 2007 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions

How many consecutive

All Star games would Botts and Laird be in if they were Rangers?

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2007 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Er,

that should have been Astros. They would both be awesome as Astros.

by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2007 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions

cant remember their catcher

but Laird and maybe Aki anybody?????

by slash on Aug 7, 2007 12:42 PM CDT reply actions

we'd throw in Rheinecker and Eyre too

haha

by slash on Aug 7, 2007 12:42 PM CDT reply actions

yay

Eric Byrnes will not be a Ranger in 2008.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Aug 7, 2007 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

also

ninth.

But that river of tears has dried for all of us.

by trza on Aug 7, 2007 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

writing on the wall

says that Tom Hicks is going to make Torii Hunter a very rich man.

BTW, Hunter is .233 /.291 / .425 / .716 since ASB.

Saltalamacchia: one player, six vowels.

by tricer on Aug 7, 2007 3:23 PM CDT reply actions

Tom thinks.............

that this is what the fans want.

He thinks this will buy him cred with Randy Galloway and Evan Grant, by proving that hes willing to spend $.

IS JD running this team, or Hicks.

I feel like Tom has to make one of these deals every couple of years. Why cant he just let JD make up the team? Or do you think this is something JD would support?

I stand corrected

by rkh on Aug 7, 2007 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

I wouldn't rule out Andruw.

And in that case, I wonder if Teixeira may still be adding value to this org.

Cause the real writing on the wall is Schuerholtz can't keep both.

Aaaaand Tommy Hunter is freed.

by hightowersmith on Aug 7, 2007 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

This is good news for the Rangers too...

Lick by lick, mountains erode

by RangerMoto on Aug 7, 2007 4:45 PM CDT reply actions

ha ha

What a foolish move. Too bad it wasn't one of our divisional rivals making it.

I don't get this at all. They have possibly 2 of the top 4 young CFers in all of baseball, under cheap control for years, and they sign flashinthepan d-lister Byrnes to a 30 million dollar contract?

One downside to this. To contradict my pal RangerMoto, I don't think this is good news for the Rangers. Every other FA centerfielder's price just went up 15%, I'd say.

Aaron "SupadupadopeGrit" Rowand just popped an erection...

I will not get my comeuppance!

by Brian Thomas on Aug 7, 2007 7:05 PM CDT reply actions