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First Byrnes question in chat

This si the first Byrnes question I've seen in the chats today,
He must know something about Q that we don't, I think he is a journeyman major leauger

Gene (Houston): As an A's fan, please explain to me the benefit of this trade. The A's get 2 has been yet never were arms, in exchange for a top prospect, first round pick tearing uop the minors and a gritty guy like Byrnes. Money isnt the issue, and please dont tell me it is to make room for the older, not any better, cancer in the clubhouse Jay Payton. I just dont get this move at all.

 Rob Neyer: (2:43 PM ET ) As I said earlier, I haven't figure out the point of Jay Payton. But Jay Witasick's got a power arm and he's having a good season, and Kennedy's a useful guy to have around in case a starter goes down (and in case you haven't noticed, starters go down all the time). Plus, I don't think we've seen Billy Beane's last July trade quite yet.