There are rumors swirling about a possible Eric Byrnes/Julio Lugo trade. I don't know how to feel about this. First, a collision of my two favorite baseball teams is just weird. Second, do we want Mr. E6, himself? I have no problem getting rid of Eric Byrnes. The fanbase will miss him, but I wasn't watching the team when Byrnesie had his 'career year.' In my opinion, we're paying him $10 million a year to strike out/pop up to the infield. I also wonder how much of his season-ending injury was caused by him pushing himself too hard and refusing to admit there was a problem.
In the end, this will all probably boil down to rumor. Byrnes has a no-trade clause so they can't send him anywhere without his approval, though playing for a major-market team may be attractive (I wonder how long it will take them to start saying he's Byrnesie being Byrnesie and if NESN will give him a TV show?). Another snag: the Dbacks reportedly signed infielder Felipe Lopez to a one-year contract, clearly to fill the hole at second base. This leaves little room for Mr. E6 Lugo, since he's for damn sure not about to replace to Stephen Drew at short.
The only remaining possibility for a Red Sox trade is to throw a catcher into the mix. The Sox are in the market with one and now that we've got a spare now that we snatched up catcher James Skeleton off the rule 5 draft (I think I might start calling him Jolly Rodger - he's super thin, so Skeleton is appropriate and skeletons make me think of pirates). If a catcher does go, I'm hoping it'll be Miguel Montero (sorry Miggy). I love Chris Snyder with every fiber of my being, he's got a great bat and calls an excellent game. Personally, I think the Dbacks have a brighter future with Snyder behind the plate. Not only that but the guy will literally bust his balls for the team.
Oh, and people need to stop talking about Conor Jackson as trade bait right now. That shit ain't funny.
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