Compared to Ackley and Smoak, a mediocre power hitter sounds Awesome. One thing about being a Mariners fan is that your expectations regarding hitting are beaten so low that averageness comes as a very pleasant surprise. See Condor, The. Strikeouts and XBH are much preferrable to this GIDP slop that has lost the majority of Mariners games this year. In fact, unless your name is Miller, or you pitch, slugging .350 should be a requirement to play on the Mariners. Like an entrance exam.
What is nice about this Byrd character is that he seems to provide enough D to deprive Ackley and Endy of playing time. You can still have Hart and LoMo out there to see if they pick it up, and run Byrd exclusively in left, unless Condor is injured, then he can play right. I like him better than the next guys, named Quentin and Vicedio (We already have plenty of reclamation DHes), but that ain't sayin' overly much.
Thanks Doc.
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