Did you forget about the power in that lineup when they won the world seiries? They did have an OF who hit 57 home runs that year and other fantastic offensive numbers for the rest of the guys. It's a matter of finding a balance between solid pitching and timely offense. This lineup lacked a power bat of any kind last year and it was obvious. Burrell is extremely underrated offensively and unlike the Sexon deal you aren't selling off half the team to get him, you are getting rid of a malcontent at catcher. Also Burrell could spell Conor Jackson at 1B at times too. I think this is typical for a GM of Byrnes' type. Find the undervalued player and pick him up while making the other team pick up a large chunk of the tab. He is going to be significantly cheaper than any other bat on the free agent market plus it still leaves open room for getting two solid starters to fill out the rotation.
I think if they get 10-12 million that makes this trade a good one. That would leave the Dbacks on the hook for 15-17 million over two years. I think a move like this would show that the front office and Byrnes especially feels that the young guys are ready to compete for the division in 2007 instead of 2008.
