Josh Byrnes Trade Profile
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Diamondbacks General Manager Josh Byrnes has made 13 trades since taking over
in October of 2005.(註:這篇是在去年四月發表的) You can Download
arizona_diamondbacks_byrnes.xls to see all the moves. The jury is still out on
many of them, but he's done a first-class job in my opinion.
His first deal was to send a couple of relievers to the Braves for catcher
Johnny Estrada in December of 2005. Estrada had a respectable, resurgent year
for the Diamondbacks in '06, but Oscar Villarreal gave the Braves 90 solid
innings. Lance Cormier was less impressive but may earn a rotation spot this
year once healthy. John Schuerholz may have won this one, slightly. Estrada
was one of many players that Byrnes traded for and then traded away the
following year.
A few weeks later Byrnes made an excellent trade, nabbing El Duque, Luis
Vizcaino, and Chris Young from the White Sox for Javier Vazquez. It was a move
that may sting the White Sox, as Young appears on the path to stardom as the
Diamondbacks' center fielder. Hindsight is 20/20 - I loved the move for the
White Sox at the time and a couple of strong seasons from Vazquez would make it
completely worth the price. We may be able to say that both teams benefitted
here. Kenny Williams won a smaller deal a few months later in acquiring Alex
Cintron.
Byrnes's third deal that month was to acquire Miguel Batista and Orlando Hudson
for Troy Glaus and a prospect. I think he beat J.P. Ricciardi here, as Batista
was a credible back-rotation starter and Hudson blossomed into one of the
game's better 2Bs. Some stats say that Hudson had a significantly better 2006
than Glaus, positions considered.
Byrnes made two more very strong deals before the '06 season began, netting
Alberto Callaspo and Juan Cruz without giving up much. The Callaspo trade was
particularly egregious for Bill Stoneman, who only got Jason Bulger in return.
Callaspo could start at second for many teams.
In May of '06 Byrnes acquired Jorge Julio from the Mets for Orlando Hernandez.
El Duque was slightly more useful that year, but spinning Julio into Yusmeiro
Petit last month was masterful.
Byrnes unloaded Shawn Green last August, getting him to waive his no-trade
clause. The D'Backs had to eat half of Green's contract to get Evan MacLane,
a soft-tossing southpaw prospect. The move cleared a path for Carlos Quentin.
It wasn't an impressive bounty but Green obviously had to go. The other August
trade was the acquisition of Livan Hernandez for Garrett Mock and Matt Chico.
It's still unknown as to whether Hernandez can replicate his '06 Arizona
success. With the price of pitching as it is it's an OK deal.
This offseason, Byrnes revamped his rotation by trading for southpaws Randy
Johnson and Doug Davis. I love the Johnson trade and like the Davis trade for
Arizona. I just don't think any of the players sent away (Estrada, Greg
Aquino, Claudio Vargas, Vizcaino, and prospects) will be missed by the
Diamondbacks. Dana Eveland was the icing on the cake; he'll make a decent
back-rotation guy one day.
In case you hadn't noticed, I really like Byrnes's trading strategies. He's
snagged some very promising young players for unwanted/expensive veterans and
has never given up his best prospects. If I were a Diamondbacks fan I'd have
faith in Byrnes to swing a smart deal for a scary-monster type hitter this July
if the D'Backs are in the thick of the race.
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