Aug 09, 2007 1:29 PM EST

Aaron Rowand was compared to Eric Byrnes when he first went to arbitration and the news of the Diamondbacks' outfielder's extension is good news for the Phillies centerfielder.

Byrnes signed a three-year, $10 million extension, which is in the neighborhood of what Rowand can expect.

?Yeah, I?ve heard his name a lot,? Rowand said. ?I know him well, too. A buddy of mine who transferred from UCLA to (Cal State) Fullerton was best friends with him at UCLA, so I got to know him that way.?

Via Delco Times