Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 28, 2005
Byrnes on the Deal

Josh Byrnes talks about the Troy Glaus deal and the future of the Diamondbacks.

"There are a lot of ways to score runs," Byrnes said. "I think last year the Diamondbacks were third in home runs and 10th in runs. I think our lineup this year will probably have a little less power and a little more tough at-bats and on-base ability and speed and the ability to score, one through eight.

"To the extent that we gave up some power, I don't think we gave up offense."

It's good spin, but I'm not sure how true it is. Certainly Hudson's strength is his defense, not his offense. The DBacks are expecting a lot out of Conor Jackson and Johnny Estrada. Given that Estrada had one good offensive year at age 28, the OBA is going to need to come from Jackson.

It's likely the Diamondbacks will be weaker offensively in 2006.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:25 AM | Trades | TrackBack (0)
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Don't forget Estrada suffered back issues, and those don't just disappear.

Posted by: Rotomusings at December 28, 2005 11:02 AM
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