According to ESPN's Buster Olney, a Marlon Byrd trade may be part of the "compensation" package agreed to between the Cubs and Red Sox. The 34-year-old Byrd, who hit .276 with 9 HRs last year, is on the downside of his career and does not seem to fit the "significant player" test of the agreement. Byrd's best year was 2009, when he clubbed 20 home runs and hit .283 for the Texas Rangers. This is not a solution to the on-going Red Sox right-field conundrum.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Marlon Byrd May Walk Through That Door
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, a Marlon Byrd trade may be part of the "compensation" package agreed to between the Cubs and Red Sox. The 34-year-old Byrd, who hit .276 with 9 HRs last year, is on the downside of his career and does not seem to fit the "significant player" test of the agreement. Byrd's best year was 2009, when he clubbed 20 home runs and hit .283 for the Texas Rangers. This is not a solution to the on-going Red Sox right-field conundrum.