Eric Byrnes and Emil Brown?

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 20, 2005 1:39 PM EST in News

Either John Perrotto is just speculating or the Pirates might consider 'fixing' their Craig Wilson 'problem' with Eric Byrnes or Emil Brown. I'm thinking Perrotto was just thinking in print - there's no way the Bucs are that dumb. Right? Right?

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Burnin' for Byrnes

Do ya think Eric gives DL the wood he's lookin for ...............

by CPfromNJ on Dec 20, 2005 2:01 PM EST reply actions

Thank God

Just a scare...nothing big...if either happens, I'll be down a computer.

by psk984 on Dec 20, 2005 2:10 PM EST reply actions

Benefit of doubt

Perrotto is pretty reliable, consistently so in his reporting (better than any other reporter covering the team out there, in my opinion). I would not be surprised if the Pirates were interested in Byrnes, but Brown does not strike me as a guy they would be at all interested.

by Greg Schuler on Dec 20, 2005 3:41 PM EST reply actions

Re: Benefit of Doubt

I didn't mean to suggest that Perrotto was being dishonest or had done anything wrong. I just can't tell from the article whether he's just pointing out that Byrnes and Brown might be available, or implying that he knows the Pirates might have interest. Either would be perfectly acceptable in the context of the story.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 20, 2005 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

Wilson wafflings

I think a big thing with Craig Wilson, in addition to his whiffing so often, is simply the fact that he's an unrestricted free agent after this season, and his salary will fairly high for what the Bucs think he can do. He made $3 million-plus in 2005.

I am a Wilson fan and think the team was asking too much from him to be a No. 4 hitter. He'd be a good No. 6 hitter in a solid lineup.

by JimBibbySweat on Dec 20, 2005 5:13 PM EST reply actions

Speculation

Yes, that's what I meant by "made something up." That was a poor choice of words on my part and I will change it.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 20, 2005 5:55 PM EST reply actions

Emil Brown

I just looked up Brown's numbers and was surprised to see that he showed a bit of promise in the minors. Unfortunately, it seems he was yet another victim of the late-90s Pirates' tendency to call up players way before they were ready (Ramirez, Beimel, Arroyo, Guillen, etc.). His development may or may not have been stunted by that. In any case, it seemed until last year that he had topped out as a AAAA player - good enough to seem decent in AAA, not quite good enough to seem decent in the majors. I think his performance last year was probably a career year. I wouldn't want him on my team as a starter. Based on only the numbers, I'd have to say no, the Pirates probably cut bait about when they should've.

by Charlie Wilmoth on Dec 20, 2005 6:01 PM EST reply actions