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Buzz: D’Backs may Deal Byrnes

by Brandon Eddy on September 30th, 2008 at 4:24 pm

In the Arizona Republic, columnist Nick Piecoro speculates that the D’Backs could look to trade OF Eric Byrnes, though it would be a ‘tough deal.’

Piecoro wonders if the Mets would be interested in acquiring Byrnes, and his two-year, $22 million contract, in exchange for Luis Castillo, who is due to earn $18 million through 2011.

In 2008, Byrnes was derailed by a torn hamstring, however he enjoyed his best overall season in 2007 with career highs in games (160), at-bats (626), batting average (.286), runs (103), hits (179), RBI (83) and steals (50).

he has been mentioned by analysts in the last few days as one of the those “intense” type of players the mets need on their roster…if the mets move Nick Evans in a deal for pitching, he would be a good fit…and if it is for castillo, i don’t think many mets fans would complain