Yesterday MLB Secrets talked about a possible situation where Eric Byrnes could be traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees. Today, John Seah of the San Francisco Chronicle, writes that Byrnes has an interest to return to the San Francisco Bay Area and play for the Giants.

“It’s not a real secret (that) I’d definitely be interested,” Byrnes told Shea in a phone interview. “The Giants, of course, that’s the best fit geographically.”

Byrnes grew up south of San Francisco and played six season with the Oakland A’s.

Byrnes, 33, played most of his career in left field, but is versatile enough to play all outfield positions. The Giants currently have newcomer Mark DeRosa in left and Aaron Rowand in center. Right field is undecided, but is expected to be manned by Nate Schierholtz.

The problem right now is that Byrnes is designated for assignment with a decision to be made in the next eight days. The ideal scenario for the D-backs is to get another team to eat some of his salary in a trade. However, Byrnes has a no-trade clause in his contract, so any move the Diamondbacks make will need to have Byrnes’ blessing. Unless the D-backs can give Byrnes some financial motivation to waive the no-trade clause, expect him to be released and sign on with a new team for the Major League minimum of about $400,000.

You can see Byrnes’ contract history and statistics here.