The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Lyle Overbay, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. In a corresponding move, the team announced that they have designated Juan Jaime for assignment.
Overbay will fill the void that Xavier Nady left when he was placed on the DL with a broken hand and will miss six weeks.
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08/13/11
According to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay has cleared waivers and will become a free agent. Overbay was designated for assignment by the Pirates late in July.
Overbay was hitting .227/.300/.349 with 8 HR’s and 37 RBI’s in 352 AB’s for the Pirates in 2011.
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08/09/11
The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Lyle Overbay, according to sources close to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
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08/01/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]
05/15/11
11. Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks had, in my opinion, a very similar off season as the Marlins did. Their most significant moves were the signing of J.J. Putz and trading for Armando Galarraga. They also brought a few veterans in to their roster with Xavier Nady, Melvin Mora, Willie Bloomquist, Mike Hampton, [...]
02/22/11
In a Tweet by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Rob Biertempfel, he mentions that the Pirates are “mildly interested” in free agent pitcher Carl Pavano. However, the team, “will not set the price” for him.
“While we accomplished a significant amount during the Winter Meetings with the acquisitions of (Kevin) Correia, (Lyle) Overbay and (Matt) Diaz, we are [...]
01/06/11
According to FOXSports’ Jon Paul Morosi, the Pirates have reached to a one-year deal with Lyle Overbay. Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review adds that Overbay’s deal for $5 million, and he’ll be the team’s everyday first baseman.
Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports was the first to report in the early hours of Tuesday that the [...]
12/14/10
First baseman Lyle Overbay is ready to test the free agent waters, but he isn’t sure what the outcome will be. Overbay thinks it could be anything from a multi-year deal to a Minor League contract, according to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian.
“It’s something I’ve never gone through. Hopefully, it’ll be fun,” Overbay said. “At the [...]
10/14/10
MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez says that a lot can happen between now and next spring, so Brewers fans should go out to see the duo of Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder before it’s too late.
Fielder has one more year of salary arbitration left, and it’s believed that he will be moved this winter in order [...]
09/25/10
Clubs that have spoken with the Milwaukee Brewers expect the team to ramp up their trade talks for first baseman Prince Fielder this winter, according to Jayson Stark of ESPN. However, the Brewers understand that it’s going to be a tough market with the huge supply of free-agent first baseman available.
Here’s the list of expected [...]
09/02/10