D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extension

by jponry on Aug 7, 2007 10:01 AM PDT

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/articles/0807brynes-ON-CR.html

Seems pretty relevant to the Giants, since everyone (including me) was sure he was destined to wear the orange and black.

I can't say I'm personally disappointed by this, though he does kill us.

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Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

By the way, does this possibly make Carlos Quentin and Carlos Gonzalez expendable?

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by jponry on Aug 7, 2007 9:54 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

I think so, the article states they there were shopping him around the trading deadline.

I'm not sure how I feel about Quentin, he's starting to get old (turns 25 at the end of this month) and has had trouble in the majors producing. I think he's also had a lot of nagging injuries.

by xanthan on Aug 7, 2007 10:00 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

I'm not sure how I feel about Quentin, he's starting to get old (turns 25 at the end of this month)
Don't know whether to laugh or cry because 25 yrs of age for SF is mighty young.

Byrnes is having a solid year and is being rewarded. If SF signs FA OF it might be one of the CFs.

by wilriv21 on Aug 7, 2007 3:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

I do like Quentin though, I think he's just had some nagging injuries this year.

Plus, the D-Backs seem ready to cut ties with him after only 200 AB's this year, seems foolish to me.

by xanthan on Aug 7, 2007 4:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

That contract is positively Sabeanesque. Wow.

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by delorean on Aug 7, 2007 9:56 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

Many, if not most, free-agent deals (in my opinion) will be Sabeanesque.

by sfgfan on Aug 7, 2007 10:02 AM PDT up 0 recs

Phew

I was living in fear we'd sign him over the winter.

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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Aug 7, 2007 9:58 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

This is great news for us. He's basically the white Randy Winn and is extremely overrated because he sometimes "omg dives for balls!!"

I was really afraid that we might sign him to some huge retarded deal to play LF next year.

Brynes Career .268/.329/.457 OPS+ 102
Winn Career .285/.344/.421 OPS+ 100

He's having a career year at age 31? I'll pass on him.

by xanthan on Aug 7, 2007 9:58 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

don't forget he also runs out to his position!

he plays the game right, and that's GOT to be worth something.

Billy Hayes: Nine more big-league plate appearances than you.

by delorean on Aug 7, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

he plays the game right, and that's GOT to be worth something.

Sure, but not 3/30 ;)

by xanthan on Aug 7, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

he also has a swimming dog.

The Fringe was right.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 7, 2007 10:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

surprised that didn't push Sabes into the mix

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by hairball on Aug 7, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement

Good for Byrnes. A couple of years ago, he was just trying to catch on somewhere before AZ signed him.

This also makes Winn's deal seem reasonable.

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by Goofus on Aug 7, 2007 9:59 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement

Didn't the contracts of Pierre and Matthews kind of do this last offseason?

by sfgfan on Aug 7, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement

Not really -- Pierre has been such a disaster that no one will compare his contract with anyone's except Zito's.

by Skaldheim on Aug 7, 2007 11:50 AM PDT up 0 recs

of course we're not signing Byrnes

The Matt Morris money is destined for THIS GUY!

The Fringe was right.

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 7, 2007 10:06 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to terms

Heh heh...does this mean Barry will be back next year?

by Buzzword on Aug 7, 2007 10:07 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to terms

I wouldn't be too surprised either way.

by Skaldheim on Aug 7, 2007 11:51 AM PDT up 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

HTWG all the way.

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by Aadik on Aug 7, 2007 10:16 AM PDT 0 recs

Re: D-Backs, Byrnes come to an agreement on extens

This is great news, I didn't want that hack on the Giants next year anyways.

Well at least I don't have to watch baseball in Oakland...

by Tajiri on Aug 7, 2007 10:38 AM PDT 0 recs

on extension

Good.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Aug 7, 2007 12:00 PM PDT 0 recs

Hmm

For some reason I feel like Byrnes is going to be the next FP in 10 years or so. I'll bet he'll pop up during broadcasts to tell us about the new Lou Seal doll.

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by Natto on Aug 7, 2007 12:14 PM PDT 0 recs