Marlon Byrd anyone?

[JohnBriggs12]

One of the primary arguments made for bringing back Cameron is the lack of alternatives in CF. Byrd will be a FA and might be a guy worth pursuing if the price is right. Sure, he's not a world beater and like all Texas numbers, they have to be measured a bit, but he's a solid major league OF. Heck, even if they did bring back Cameron, a guy like Byrd would certainly allow them to deal Hart.

[Hate those Rodents]

Weren't we close to getting him way back in a Jeff Bennett trade during an off-season? I think he might have been on the Phillies at the time.

[RockCoCougars]

I think Byrd is a decent option, but center fielders tend to be overpriced in the free agent market. If he would come relatively affordable, I think he's worth a look. I know I'm in the minority here, but I still think that Gerut is a viable option as well. He is arbitration eligible, correct/

[Invader3K]

Gerut is arby eligible in '10 and '11. I think Gerut has been a bit undersold around here. I think he would be an OK option in CF for a year, until Cain or someone else is ready.

[JohnBriggs12]

I'm not anti-Gerut by any means. I think one reason I like Byrd is that Hart matches up with some teams that have pitching to deal that Hardy doesn't and it would give Melvin more options in dealing for pitching or that overlooked need, catching. If they added a Byrd, they wouldn't be forced to keep Hart if they let Cameron go.

 

I think an OF of Braun, Gerut and Byrd might be pretty decent as both Gerut and Byrd could play CF. Gerut as a 4th OF is a nice option too.

[dadofandrew]

I like Gerut and Ankiel if Cameron wants more than a 1y/$5M deal, as both will be cheap and both will be near league average (though both would require a platoon partner). Nothing against Byrd, but he's be 32, has road splits of .320/.400, and hardly ever walks. He seems more like a 4th OF outside of Arlington, and I think he'll be paid far more than he's worth.

[NievesNoNO]

I like Byrd if they were to trade Hart for something of value. Hart and Byrd seem like fairly similar players so I don't think it'd be an improvement, but it wouldn't be a downgrade either.

[SoCalBrewfan]

I like Byrd, and have had interest in him in the past. But signing a Byrd after he's had the good numbers in Arlington is much less attractive a proposition than finding a guy like him who hasn't had the opportunity and is still cheap. Of course finding the cheap guy is harder...but signing Byrd now just seems a bit like signing Sarge Jr...a player with some value but who is probably going to be overpaid going forward.