All sources that we haved chatted with say yes. Although Eric has amazing power and hitting ability he may be traded. Sources say that it is not his .206 batting average that got the trade talks started, it was the amazing hitting by 26 year old left fielder Charles Thomas. Thomas is currently hitting .417 with 3 homeruns and 6 RBI, 2 of the homeruns were game winning blasts to right field.
The Athletics will be looking for someone better than one of their current starters, Danny Haren. They want a young, more dominent pitcher and feel that they can get just that if they trade Eric Byrnes.
The trade is most likely to occur in six days, which is when rookie right fielder Nick Swisher comes back from the DL and that will force Thomas into Byrne\'s position, left field.
