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Full Name: Eric James Byrnes	Current Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Height/Weight: 6'2"/215	Number: 22
Birthdate: February 16, 1976	Entry Draft: 8th round (225th) in 1998
Birthplace: Redwood City, California	Drafted By: Oakland Athletics
Position: LF	College: UCLA

Biography

Eric Byrnes (Eric James Byrnes) was born on February 16, 1976 in Redwood City, California. He attended UCLA and made his Major League debut on August 22, 2000 for the Oakland Athletics. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 12 home runs and 51 RBI. Byrnes played for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Eric Byrnes's best season was 2006, when he slugged 26 home runs, stole 25 bases and knocked in 79 runs.

Scouting Report

Statistics

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
2000	OAK	A	10	10	5	3	0	0	.300	.364	.300	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
2001	OAK	A	19	38	9	9	3	5	.237	.326	.500	1	0	4	6	1	0	1	0	0
2002	OAK	A	90	94	24	23	3	11	.245	.291	.426	4	2	4	17	3	1	3	0	3
2003	OAK	A	121	414	64	109	12	51	.263	.333	.459	27	9	42	71	2	0	10	4	3
2004	OAK	A	143	569	91	161	20	73	.283	.347	.467	39	3	46	111	12	0	17	0	11
2005	OAK	A	59	192	30	51	7	24	.266	.336	.474	15	2	14	27	7	1	2	0	1
2005	COL	N	15	53	2	10	0	5	.189	.283	.226	2	0	7	11	0	0	2	0	1
2005	BAL	A	52	167	17	32	3	11	.192	.246	.299	7	1	11	33	1	2	3	0	5
2005	TOT	A	111	359	47	83	10	35	.231	.295	.393	22	3	25	60	8	3	5	0	6
2005	Total		126	412	49	93	10	40	.226	.294	.371	24	3	32	71	8	3	7	0	7
2006	ARI	N	143	562	82	150	26	79	.267	.313	.482	37	3	34	88	5	2	25	2	12
2007	ARI	N	160	626	103	179	21	83	.286	.353	.460	30	8	57	98	10	1	50	5	12
2008	ARI	N
Total	NL		318	1241	187	339	47	167	.273	?	?	69	11	98	197	15	3	77	7	25
Total	AL		494	1484	240	388	48	175	.261	.326	.444	93	17	121	266	27	4	38	4	23
Total

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2000	OAK	A	OF	4	1	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	OAK	A	RF	3	1	11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2000	OAK	A	DH	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	OAK	A	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	OAK	A	LF	8	4	34	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.875
2001	OAK	A	RF	5	2	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2001	OAK	A	DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2001	OAK	A	CF	2	2	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	OAK	A	OF	79	19	261	55	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2002	OAK	A	LF	52	10	150.1	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.963
2002	OAK	A	RF	22	6	75.2	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	OAK	A	CF	10	3	35	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2002	OAK	A	DH	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	OAK	A	OF	117	108	958.1	212	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.991
2003	OAK	A	CF	82	77	672.1	163	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.988
2003	OAK	A	LF	44	31	283.1	48	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2003	OAK	A	RF	2	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	OAK	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	OAK	A	OF	141	137	1240.2	264	11	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2004	OAK	A	LF	109	98	871.1	172	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.989
2004	OAK	A	CF	33	22	215.1	62	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2004	OAK	A	RF	20	17	154	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2004	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	OAK	A	OF	54	48	430	117	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2005	OAK	A	LF	51	44	388	109	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.991
2005	OAK	A	DH	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	OAK	A	RF	4	2	27	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
2005	OAK	A	CF	2	2	15	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	COL	N	OF	14	14	117	39	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.976
2005	COL	N	RF	8	7	59	19	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.952
2005	COL	N	LF	4	4	33	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	COL	N	CF	4	3	25	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	BAL	A	OF	51	42	385	91	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.969
2005	BAL	A	LF	51	42	382	91	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.969
2005	BAL	A	RF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	BAL	A	CF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	TOT	A	OF	105	90	815	208	6	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2005	TOT	A	LF	102	86	770	200	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.981
2005	TOT	A	RF	5	2	28	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.833
2005	TOT	A	CF	3	2	17	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2005	Total		OF	119	104	932	247	7	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	.977
2005	Total		LF	106	90	803	209	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.982
2005	Total		RF	13	9	87	24	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.926
2005	Total		CF	7	5	42	14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	ARI	N	OF	137	130	1180.1	297	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.997
2006	ARI	N	CF	123	117	1051	270	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.996
2006	ARI	N	LF	12	3	43.1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2006	ARI	N	RF	10	10	86	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2007	ARI	N	OF	160	159	1390	351	12	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.986
2007	ARI	N	LF	123	113	970.2	239	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.984
2007	ARI	N	RF	35	29	250.1	62	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.985
2007	ARI	N	CF	23	17	169	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2008	ARI	N	OF
2008	ARI	N	LF
2008	ARI	N	CF
Total			OF	769	666	6055.1	1444	41	19	8	0	0	0	0	0	.987
Total			LF	455	349	3158	711	24	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	.984
Total			CF	280	243	2199.2	573	12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			RF	110	74	697.2	159	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			DH	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Transactions

Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 38th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1994).
Selected by Houston Astros in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1997).
Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 12, 1998).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with Omar Quintanilla to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Joe Kennedy and Jay Witasick (July 13, 2005).
Traded by Colorado Rockies to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Larry Bigbie (July 30, 2005).
Granted free agency (December 21, 2005).
Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 27, 2005).

Trivia

Byrnes attended UCLA from 1995-1998. He played right field and batted second for the school team. He was able to play college ball with Major Leaguers like Garrett Atkins, Chase Utley, and Troy Glaus.
Byrnes holds the record for the most doubles in Pac-10 history (75).
Byrnes became only the 8th player in MLB history to steal 50 bases and hit 20+ home runs in the same season. He did just that in 2007, stealing exactly 50 bases and hitting 23 homers. The only others who have accomplished this feat are Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Eric Davis, Joe Morgan, Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, and Hanley Ramirez (who did it in the same season).
Byrnes has his own TV show, called "The Eric Byrnes Show", which airs on FSN Arizona during the Diamondbacks' regular season. The half-hour show gives fans behind-the-scenes looks at the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as Byrnes' personal life. During the 2007 off-season, Byrnes began a weekly radio show on XM Satellite Radio, called "Hustle with Eric Byrnes".

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