| 5/17/2013 9:52:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay should get the day off on Friday based on his 0-for-18 history against Blue Jays lefty Mark Buehrle. That includes eight strikeouts. | Insight: Overbay has done a solid job as a fill-in first baseman for the Yankees, hitting .260 with six homers and 24 RBI. Mark Teixeira will be back by June 1, so Overbay only will have usefulness to fantasy owners for another two weeks, but not in this matchup. | | |
| 5/16/2013 10:36:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay has hit .458 with five doubles in 24 career at-bats against Mariners starter Aaron Harang. | Insight: Overbay has done a solid job as a fill-in first baseman for the Yankees, hitting .266 with six homers and 24 RBI. Mark Teixeira will be back by the end of the month, so Overbay only will have usefulness to fantasy owners for another two weeks. Make sure he's in your lineup Thursday against Harang. | | |
| 5/14/2013 10:50:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay is just 2-for-15 (.133) against Seattle starter Felix Hernandez. | Insight: Overbay has done a solid job in his temporary role at first base. Too bad Mark Teixeira isn't healthy because he has always had success against Hernandez (.311 with five home runs in 61 at-bats). | | |
| 5/4/2013 7:40:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay has three homers in his last six games. | Insight: Overbay went deep as part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate Saturday against Oakland. He's hitting .253 with five homers and 13 RBI and will continue to start at first base for New York until Mark Teixeira returns in late-May. | | |
| 4/28/2013 8:59:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay has just one hit in 14 career at-bats versus Toronto starter R.A. Dickey (.071). | Insight: Overbay (.222, 2 HR, 9 RBI) shouldn't be in the lineup on Sunday with this unfavorable matchup, but with all the injuries to the Yankees he might have to be out there. He shouldn't be in your fantasy lineup. | | |
| 4/20/2013 10:14:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay is hitless in 16 career at-bats versus Toronto starter Mark Buehrle with seven strikeouts. | Insight: Overbay shouldn't be in the lineup on Saturday, but with all the injuries to the Yankees lineup he might have to be out there. However, he shouldn't be in your fantasy lineup. | | |
| 4/13/2013 9:53:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Lyle Overbay is hitless in 11 career at-bats versus Jason Hammel. | Insight: Overbay shouldn't be in the lineup on Saturday, but with all the injuries to the Yankees lineup he might have to be out there. However, he shouldn't be in your fantasy lineup. | | |
| 2/2/2013 5:50:00 PM |
Description: First baseman Lyle Overbay has reached an agreement on a minor league deal with the Red Sox. | Insight: Mike Napoli is pretty injury-prone so it wouldn't be surprising to see Overbay (.252, 1 HR, 10 RBI in 65 games for the Braves and Diamondbacks last season) get some playing time in the big leagues this season. He's a .323 lifetime hitter at Fenway Park. | | |
| 12/14/2010 5:29:00 PM |
Description: Lyle Overbay has signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Pittsburgh.
SOURCE: ROB BIERTEMPFEL | Insight: He will be their everyday 1B even though we expect him to sit against many lefties. He has proven unable to hit them in recent years. We don't like him for mixed leagues but he can be a late-round NL-Only pick. | | |
| 12/14/2010 3:01:00 PM |
Description: Updating a previous item, MLB.com's Jen Langosch reports the Pirates have agreed to a one-year deal with Overbay. | Insight: Overbay should step right in as the Pirates' starting first baseman, and could be usable in NL-only leagues. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 12/14/2010 12:16:00 PM |
Description: The Pirates and 1B Lyle Overbay have been in discussions about a contract.
SOURCE: Jon Morosi via Twitter | Insight: First base is a very deep position and Overbay should only be considered as an option in AL or NL-only leagues, depending on where he signs. | | |
| 12/14/2010 11:00:00 AM |
Description: Fox Sports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports the Pirates have been in talks with Overbay. | Insight: Overbay hit .243 with 20 home runs and 67 RBI with Toronto in 2010. (Rapid Draft.com) | | |
| 12/14/2010 6:39:00 AM |
Description: The Pirates are interested in Lyle Overbay.
SOURCE: YARD BARKER | Insight: He would likely be part of a 1B platoon for them. Playing against right-handers, he could amass close to 400 at-bats, making him an NL-Only option. | | |
| 9/26/2010 2:03:00 PM |
Description: Overbay went 1-for-4 with a two run home run on Saturday against the Orioles. | Insight: Overbay now has 20 home runs and 66 RBI so far this year. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 9/18/2010 8:04:00 AM |
Description: Overbay went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored on Friday against the Red Sox. | Insight: Overbay is now batting .247 with 34 doubles and 63 RBI on the year. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 9/12/2010 8:02:00 AM |
Description: Overbay went 1-for-4 with a home run, RBI and a run scored on Saturday against the Rays. | Insight: Overbay has hits in three straight games with two homers and two RBI over that span. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 9/10/2010 8:01:00 AM |
Description: Overbay went 1-for-4 with a solo home run on Thursday against the Rangers. | Insight: Overbay hit his 18th home run of the season and now has 60 RBI so far this year. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 8/30/2010 5:59:00 PM |
Description: Lyle Overbay is out of the lineup today because of the flu.
SOURCE: MLBASTIAN ON TWITTER | Insight: He missed the weekend too and the Jays wonder if his illness is more serious. He shouldn't be in lineups this week. | | |
| 8/22/2010 4:20:00 AM |
Description: Overbay went 1-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two walks and a run scored on Saturday against the Red Sox. | Insight: Overbay is on a tear lately with five hits over his past two games. He has three homers, nine RBI and four runs scored over that span. (SportsBuff.com) | | |
| 8/21/2010 6:02:00 AM |
Description: Lyle Overbay went 4-5, homered twice and drove in seven runs last night against Boston. | Insight: His RBI total from last night tied the highest single game total this year. Overbay is a free agent after the season and even though he hasn't hit well this year, he might end up with a final line around .260-20-70, which will get him a deal somewhere. | | |
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