Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Eric Byrnes Burns To Be A Cub....

Eric Byrnes wants to be a Chicago Cub and the Cubs should give him the chance. On a XM radio interview, Chad Tracy said his good friend and former Dback teammate Eric Byrnes wants to be a Chicago Cub. He went on to say the Cubs are his first choice and he is very jealous of Tracy because he signed a minor league deal with the Cubs. He even asked him to put in a good word for him to the front office.

The Cubs need to sign Eric Byrnes, period! If he wants to play here then sign him to a minor league deal with a invite to Spring Training. Have him battle it out with Fuld, Colvin, and Snyder for the 5th outfielder spot. It is a Win-Win situation! Byrnes is a good defensive player, has a decent bat, and is a gamer. For those reasons alone they should sign him!

Here is Eric Byrnes stat page.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

... and, in 2007 (before some injuries) he actually stole 50 bases.
A Cub outfielder who steals bases --- what a concept!

Josh Linn said...

I would agree with Byrnes on a minor league deal with an invite, although I would still rather see an upgrade at 2nd base somewhere in the near future... with spring training inching closer everyday there are still some real values out there

Anonymous said...

Easily I agree but I dream the post should acquire more info then it has.