Lyle Stefan Overbay

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 235 lb.

Born: January 28, 1977 in Centralia, WA
High School: Centralia HS (Centralia, WA)
School: University of Nevada-Reno (Reno, NV)
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 2001 (Age 24)   vs. COL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Brewers/Diamondbacks/Pirates/Yankees/... 2001-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$1.25M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 10.009, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Steve Hilliard [*]
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• 4/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 24 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Jays: Brett Gardner CF Jayson Nix 3B Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Francisco Cervelli C Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo...
• 4/26 Beyond the Scorecard: 4/18/13 Box Score Ephemera: Thoughts, musing and amplifications on the April 18th, 2013 baseball games.***WALK-OFF GRAND SLAMS***How did we live before the...
• 4/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOT CORNERS: OVERBAY & YOUKILIS: We are just about a month into the regular season, can you believe that?  We've been playing without Mark Teixeira,...
• 4/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 21: Rematch In The Bronx: It's been a week since the Yankees were home, and now they get to face the Blue Jays and a couple of left-handed pitchers....
• 4/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Jeter, Lineup, Youkilis: Derek Jeter held a press conference this afternoon and mostly discussed his ankle injury. For the most part, Jeter did a wonderful...
• 4/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 23 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Jays: Brett Gardner CF Ben Francisco DH Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Francisco Cervelli C Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo...
• 4/25 Jays Journal: Toronto Blue Jays/New York Yankees Series Preview: 4/2/6/13: It seems we could mirror the same thing we would have said after the last Yankees series heading into Baltimore: Toronto (9-13)...
• 4/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE TIPPING POINT OF WINNING: Here’s the deal, if you are winning, you are po**** and everyone wants you but if you are losing, well, now that’s a whole...
• 4/24 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 22 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Going for the series win! Here we go! Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki LF Robinson Cano 2B Travis Hafner DH Francisco Cervelli C...
• 4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Brian Cashman is smart not to take credit for Yankees strong start, and other notes: The Yankees had some big holes in the lineup going into the season and most weren’t afraid to point them out. There was...
• 4/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Analyzing The Yankees’ Early Contact Rates: (Syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod.  Stats have not been updated to reflect last night's game because I woke up too late to...
• 4/23 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 20: Marvelous David Price Outing Spoiled by Fernando Rodney in the 9th: Ninth inning, tie game–who do you want on the mound, your ace or your closer? Joe Maddon was faced with precisely that dilemma...
• 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 21 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Brett Gardner CF Eduardo Nunez SS Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Ben Francisco DH Lyle Overbay 1B Chris Stewart C Ichiro Suzuki...
• 4/22 MLB Injury News: Yankees' Kevin Youkilis Scratched from Monday's Game: Kevin Youkilis missed Sunday's game at Toronto due to lower back stiffness and was in the original lineup...
• 4/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 18: Oh no, it’s another lefty: Good evening and welcome to tonight's game thread. The Yankees are down in Tampa to face the Rays for the first time in 2013....
• 4/22 Rays Colored Glasses: Talking Yankees With Ricky Keeler of Yanks Go Yard: Last night, I was fortunate enough to speak with Ricky Keeler of Yanks Go Yard to preview the upcoming Rays – Yankees series,...
• 4/22 BronxPinstripes.com: What in the world is happening to Ichiro?: Ichiro Suzuki has been a great player for a long time. He was the gold standard of leadoff hitters with his combination of contact...
• 4/22 BoSox Injection: Carp Catching On: Mike Carp might just be the steal of the year. The Red Sox acquired the versatile Carp from the Seattle Mariners this spring for...
• 4/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees take 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays: The Yankees took two of three from the highly touted Blue Jays over the weekend as they won Friday and Saturday and failed to...
• 4/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Blue Jays hand Yankees a victory that Yankee bullpen hands right back: Josh Johnson and the Blue Jays handed this game to the Yankees in the fifth inning. With the Blue Jays leading 2-1, the Yankees...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Dodgers, Garza, Price, Yankees: "You can never have too much pitching" isn't just a cliche, and the 2013 Dodgers are proof of that.  The Dodgers announced today...
• 4/21 Call to the Pen: New York Yankees Prove Us Wrong: You’ve got to admire the New York Yankees for what they have accomplished over the first few weeks of the 2013 baseball...
• 4/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 19 Lineup: Yankees @ Blue Jays: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Vernon Wells LF Travis Hafner DH Lyle Overbay 1B Eduardo Nunez SS Ichiro Suzuki RF Jayson Nix...
• 4/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REINVENTING THE YANKEE WALK-UP SONGS: PART II: A compilation is never easy, but it is now time for our second installment of Reinventing the Yankee Walk Up Songs. ...
• 4/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Kuroda is great, DRob isn’t but Yanks still win in extra innings: The Yankees were only four outs away from a shutout when the Jays tied the game in the bottom of the eighth. The crowd of over...
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• 4/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WIN WITH THE "OLD GUYS": How many times have we heard that the "old guys" the Yankees signed in the off season were silly. "Let the kids play!", right?...
• 4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick recap: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 4: Some quick notes: Andy Pettitte: 7.1 IP, 6H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5K and 1 HR Robinson Cano, Travis Hafner, Francisco Cervelli...
• 4/19 Baseball Musings: The Replacements: The Yankees are up 9-3 on the Blue Jays in the seventh inning. Travis Hafner, Vernon Wells, and Lyle Overbay all homered. All...
• 4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tonight’s Lineup vs Toronto 4/19/13: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo Nunez SS Lyle...
• 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Jeter, Mills, Angels: A setback in Derek Jeter's ankle injury will keep the Yankees shortstop out until after the All-Star break, Mark Feinsand of...
• 4/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Help is on the way for the Yankees as Teixeira is cleared to swing a bat: Mark Teixeira took a big step in his return to the field yesterday when he swung a bat for the first time since he tore the...
• 4/18 Baseball News Source: New York Yankees “Big Three” Hold Key To AL East Crown: It’s about as diverse as it gets when it comes to the front of the Yankees’ rotation. CC Sabathia, enjoying his fifth...
• 4/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 13: Here Come The Lefties: As I mentioned in my previous post, the Yankees will face off against a number of lefties over the next few days. Half their...
• 4/17 mlbreports.com : Yankees Week Two – Getting Right in Cleveland, A Bunch Of Rain And A Triple Play: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, April 17, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): In baseball,...
• 4/16 The Sports Critic: Who Said the New York Yankees Are Done?: With all of the crucial injuries that the New York Yankees have suffered, it was easy to count them out for all of 2013. I even...
• 4/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees beat the DBacks 4-2 on a night they all wore No. 42: With the entire team wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, Robinson Cano provided the big blast and Ivan Nova and the...
• 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 12: Interleague in April? Sure! Why not!:   It's a supernova! Get it?! Actually, wait, a supernova is a dying star. I should probably try something else. Are...
• 4/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 14 Lineup: Diamondbacks vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. D-Backs: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo...
• 4/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES: None of us expected this.  Well, let me rephrase that… True Yankee fans, believers… you expected...
• 4/16 Baseballhotcorner.com: New York Yankees Veterans Stepping Up For Injured Players: The New York Yankees have been surviving so far.  They are 6-5 on the season and there is a positive vibe.  There was a negative...
• 4/15 Jays Journal: National Boo Week In Toronto: If you’ve been a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays since 2009 salary dump has to be 2 of your favorite words in the English dictionary....
• 4/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Kuroda and Gardner lead the way to Yankee victory over the Orioles: The New York Yankees, behind a complete game shutout by Hiroki Kuroda, and a three-run fifth inning by the Yankees' makeshift...
• 4/15 My Pinstripes: Kuroda Gem Gives Yankees First Home Series Win: Hiroki Kuroda punches the air after punching out Chris Davis. (photo courtesy of AP)  When the Yankees signed Hiroki...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Lilly, Hamilton: Four players in the Yankees' lineup Sunday spent much of spring training with other teams, Andy Martino of New York Daily News...
• 4/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 13 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Brett Gardner CF Vernon Wells LF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Ben Francisco DH Brennan Boesch RF Francisco...
• 4/14 Birds Watcher: Orioles defeat Yankees and prepare for prime time: The Baltimore Orioles symbolically finished what their 2012 incarnation started yesterday in that they defeated the NY Yankees....
• 4/14 The Baseball Haven: Fantasy Baseball S.O.S.: If you’re like me, you may as well give up right about now. Sure, we’re only in the third week of the Major League...
• 4/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT THE PHIL? HUGHES STRUGGLED TODAY: I have always said that if your pitching allows enough runs to score, it's an uphill battle for your team to get back into...
• 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Orioles 5, Yankees 3: Booooooooooughes: Well, that wasn't fun. Phil Hughes couldn't find the plate and the Orioles took advantage early. Hughes only lasted three innings,...
• 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 10: At least it’s not a Fox game: I wonder what will happen in today's game. Will there be another set of crazy play that change the complexion of the game?...
• 4/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 12 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Francisco...
• 4/13 Billy-Ball.com: Nine to Know: Yankees pull off a triple play (video): “That’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever had on the field,” Yankee third baseman Kevin Youkilis said....
• 4/13 Call to the Pen: Yankees Mark Teixeira not cleared to swing bat: New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is looking to return on the first day of May from the partially torn tendon in his...
• 4/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Three-run error leads to 5-2 Yankees win over Orioles: A seventh inning three-run error by Orioles center fielder Adam Jones opened the doors for a 5-2 Yankees victory with CC Sabathia...
• 4/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 9: Take 3: Having two rain outs in a row has stunk, and it's possible that tonight could be a third. The weather is shaping up decently...
• 4/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 11 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo...
• 4/11 My Pinstripes: Cano - Cleveland - Kapow: No one was more annoyed at Robinson Cano than the Dominican-born star himself. A 3-23 start helped contribute to a 2-4...
• 4/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 9: Should Of Kept?: The weather report didn't look good earlier today, but things are starting to lighten up in Cleveland. The tarp has come off...
• 4/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Granderson, Teixeira, Rivera, Lineup: Curtis Granderson removed his brace today, and was supposed to begin his throwing program, and indeed he did. It went really...
• 4/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Why Is Brennan Boesch Getting Work At First Base?: And why are all my Brennan Boesch-based posts titled in the form of a question?  Last week it was wondering how and if Joe...
• 4/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: EVERYBODY CALM DOWN... WE GOT THIS: When the bombs are dropping all around you; when enemy fire is pinning you to the ground; when the cavalry is not coming, ...
• 4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 9: Play Ball?: The weather is looking bleak over Progressive Field, and we already know that this game won't start on time. The map says...
• 4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: (Casper) Wells, Injury Updates, Boesch, Lineup: I was personally holding out hope that the Yankees would be able to land Casper Wells as an upgrade over Ben Francisco. But the...
• 4/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 9 Lineup: Indians vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Indians: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Brennan Boesch RF Eduardo...
• 4/10 The Sports Critic: Yankees’ Offense Coming to Life – Leads A.L. in Runs Scored: Yes, I fully understand that it is still very early, but if the New York Yankees’ series with the Cleveland Indians is any indication,...
• 4/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Clay Rapada to a minor league deal, plus other notes: The Yankees have signed, or re-signed, the recently released lefty specialist Clay Rapada to a minor league deal the team announced...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks made a number of moves that raised eyebrows and invited skepticism this offseason, and they'll have to improve...
• 4/10 Indians Baseball Insider: Carrasco, Myers struggle as Tribe falls 14-1: Cleveland, OH — After working out of early trouble in the first, Cleveland Indians starter Carlos Carrasco gave up seven...
• 4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees 14, Indians 1: Bombs away!!: Okay, so that was fun, funny and there were some fireworks. (We'll get to those later.) First up, the offense which was fun...
• 4/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: 5 home runs propel Yankees to third win in a row: The Yankees were expected to have less power than last year, but they hit five home runs and got a strong performance by Andy...
• 4/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLEVELAND ROCKED!: Andy Pettitte pitched a gem and it was overshadowed by the bombs in Cleveland tonight! The Yankees were knocking them out...
• 4/9 BronxPinstripes.com: Boesch getting looks at first base: Prior to tonight’s game against the Cleveland Indians, Brennan Boesch was seen working with Manager Joe Girardi and coach Mick...
• 4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Boesch, Cabral, Granderson, Swisher, Lineup: Brennan Boesch had a few looks at playing first base during Spring Training, despite not having played there in the major leagues,...
• 4/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 7: Reuniting In Cleveland: The Yankees will take part in their third home opener of the year this afternoon, but this one will be a little more special....
• 4/8 BronxPinstripes.com: Slow starts aren’t the end of the world for the New York Yankees: The offseason for the New York Yankees wasn’t exactly A+ stuff. In fact, before the injury bug infected the clubhouse, the...
• 4/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 7 Lineup: Yankees vs. Indians: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Eduardo Nunez SS Lyle Overbay...
• 4/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Yankees at Indians (4/8-4/11): The New York Yankees’ time in Detroit was not the most optimal for Yankees’ fans, but Sunday gave them a great sigh...
• 4/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 6 Lineup: Yankees vs. Tigers: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Francisco Cervelli C Lyle...
• 4/7 Baseball News Source: Max Scherzer Leads Tigers To Victory, Yankees Fall To 1-4: Max Scherzer led the Detroit Tigers to a 8-4 victory on Saturday afternoon over the New York Yankees, bringing the team to a...
• 4/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S LONELY AT THE BOTTOM: This is a clip from the movie Goonies.  It was the scene when the kids were at the bottom of the well desperately looking...
• 4/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees drop another in 8-4 loss to the Tigers: Things looked optimistic for the Yankees early, but they unraveled quickly as they were held to just six hits and Phil Hughes...
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tigers 8, Yankees 4: Well, that wasn’t fun: I was going to do a good news/bad news feature for this recap but there wasn't a lot of good news today. I guess the fact that...
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Five: Guess Hughes Back: David Phelps was supposed to be your pitcher today, but after Hiroki Kuroda's short start, the Yankees have decided to bring...
• 4/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 5 Lineup: Yankees vs. Tigers: Brett Gardner CF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Brennan Boesch RF Francisco Cervelli C Lyle...
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Eppley And Today’s Lineup: In case you missed it, Phil Hughes will be making an early return to the mound this afternoon. David Phelps was scheduled to pitch,...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Four: Yankees revisit a house of horrors: So the Yankees are returning to the site of not-so-great times, Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. I won't rehash what happened...
• 4/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 4 Lineup: Yankees vs. Tigers: Here we are with the quick turn-around. Last night the Yankees were in the Bronx, today they’re in Detroit. Here’s...
• 4/4 Red Sox Life: 4 real? Four at bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Yanks 4-4-13: Game 3 goes to New York, 4-2. Well, they quickly came back to earth and we can now say that THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE WHAT...
• 4/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Pettitte and Rivera lead Yankees to 4-2 win over the Red Sox: Andy Pettitte tossed eight innings of one-run ball and Mariano Rivera slammed the door behind him as the Yankees beat the Red...
• 4/4 My Pinstripes: A Long Time Partnership Rights the Yankees Ship: Appreciating the time left as teammates Some things go perfectly together. Hamburgers and hot dogs, Laurel and Hardy,...
• 4/4 Baseball News Source: Yankees Salvage Final Game Over Red Sox: Andy Pettitte has made a career of winning games after a Yankees’ loss. On Thursday, he threw eight innings of one run ball...
• 4/4 Red Sox Life: Home Runs Help Sink Sox 4-2: Solo home runs by Brett Gardner and Francisco Cervelli helped the Yankees salvage the final game of the 2013 season-opening...
• 4/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Andy proves Dandy as Yanks avoid sweep with 4-2 victory over Red Sox: If you made a bet with someone that Andy Pettitte was going to be the first Yankees pitcher to lead the Yankees to victory, then...
• 4/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: OLD YANKEE HORSES GO HUGE IN BRONX CHEER!: The Yankees win tonight and now that old 0-2 record doesn't seem too bad does it?  Especially now that it's 1-2. ...
• 4/4 BoSox Injection: Dempster Shaky, Offense Mostly Silent As Red Sox Fall to Yankees 4-2: With Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz setting a solid tone for the Red Sox during their first two games in New York, it was Ryan Dempster‘s...
• 4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Three: A New Lineup… Again: The Yankees are still looking for their first win, and in an effort to get some more offense, Girardi has shuffled up the...
• 4/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 3 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Red Sox are attempting for the sweep. The Yankees are attempting to prevent the sweep. This should be good. Here’s the...
• 4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Kuroda, Aardsma, Lineup: Good news from Joe Giradi, who says that Hiroki Kuroda is scheduled to make his next start. The pitcher's hand was grazed by a...
• 4/4 MLB Injury News: Yankees release injured Clay Rapada : After designating Clay Rapada for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster, the New York Yankees have now released the lefty....
• 4/4 Full Spectrum Baseball: Bold-ish Predictions For 2013: I know you have been waiting months, days even, for this exciting moment. Well, it is a bit late, I know, but better late than...
• 4/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Mark Teixeira Eyeing A May 1st Return Date: Positive injury news! Mark Teixeira met with his doctor on Monday to have his brace removed, and seemed optimistic about swinging...
• 4/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Two: Hiroki!: The Yankees took a good beating in their first game of the season, but that was against a tough left-handed starter. As I...
• 4/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 2 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki RF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Lyle...
• 4/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tonight’s Lineup Versus The Red Sox: Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki RF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Lyle Overbay...
• 4/3 My Pinstripes: So Much For 162-0, Yankees Look For First Win With Kuroda: I haven't had a chance to write about Monday's dismal opener, though you have listened to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman...
• 4/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): How Does Brennan Boesch Fit Into This Team?: There was a brief period of time after his signing on April 15th where things were looking pretty sweet for Brennan Boesch....
• 4/2 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs – Game 2: A crushing defeat against the Cubs?  No way man, it was one game.  And here is one recap. Judging a team based on one game is...
• 4/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Being Nice to Cafardo…As Much As Possible: Nick Cafardo filed a more traditional column this week, and his opinions are kept to a minimum. Of course, when we discover his...
• 4/1 Red Sox Life: 4 Real? Four at Bats that changed the game. Red Sox vs Yanks 4-1-13: Opening Day, Game 1 at New York Yankees Opening Day, 2013! After an offseason filled with disappointed fans, weak...
• 4/1 TheLeadoffWalk: Opening Day Recap and Observations: Red Sox vs. Yankees:      Red Sox 8,  Yankees 2  Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia had an up-and-down Opening Day...
• 4/1 Baseball News Source: Energized Red Sox Best Sabathia And Yankees: Perhaps more than any other team, the Yankees faced the most criticism this off season. On Monday, it was an opportunity to prove...
• 4/1 Baseball Jerks: Teams Finalize Rosters as Opening Day Nears: Spring training is where much of the early part of the infamous 1989 Major League is set. Even in Hollywood, fictitious Cleveland...
• 4/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Off Day Notes: Rapada, Wells, Overbay, 25 Man Roster: It’s the day before Opening Day and the Yankees are putting the finishing touches on their roster by once again cutting...
• 4/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Exhibition Game 2: Yankees vs. Army Lineup: Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki RF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Lyle Overbay 1B Eduardo...
• 4/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES INSPIRATION STARTS AGAIN ON OPENING DAY: "You only get 1 shot to not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity  only comes once in a lifetime." -- Eminem,...
• 4/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLAY RAPADA WILL PROBABLY BE CLAIMED: So, just when you thought Clay Rapada would start the season on the disabled list, it's been revealed that the Yankees have...
• 4/1 Jays Journal: AL Feast Week 2 (31/03/2013): As countless families hunt for Easter eggs and prepare a wonderful dinner feast, we here at Jays Journal are preparing to provide...
• 4/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesScott Candage, a.k.a. The Advanced Scout, emerges from his hibernation and analyzes the New York Yankees...
• 4/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Happy Opening Day: Rapada DFA’d, Warren, Eppley, and Boesch officially make the team: Today is one of the best days of the year: Opening Day! The Yankees, of course, will be in the Bronx taking on Jon Lester and...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs: Let's take a quick trip around four of baseball's five most valuable franchises, according to Forbes: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 3/24/13 - 3/30/13: Here's a look at the week that was here at MLBTR. The Angels traded outfielder Vernon Wells and cash to the Yankees for...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Designate Clay Rapada For Assignment: The Yankees have designated left-hander Clay Rapada for assignment to clear a spot for Lyle Overbay, tweets MLB.com's Bryan...

• 3/30 Tomahawk Take: Power Rankings And Prognostications: Everybody’s putting out their power ranking and projections for the year so I thought I’d join in. I do it just a bit differently...
• 3/30 Jays Journal: The History of Our Home Openers: 2008: This is the year it all went south. Sure we had a winning record and some outstanding players but the key here is J.P. Ricciardi...
• 3/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees roster nearly set as David Aardsma is DFA’d: The Yankees 25-man roster is not official yet, but it is all but set after the Yankees made a slew of moves following their...
• 3/29 Yankees Fans Unite: The roster begins to shape up for the Yankees: The Opening Day 25-man roster has to be set by Sunday, but the Yankees got a head start and started making some cuts and additions....
• 3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Thread: Yankees at Nationals: Good afternoon, everyone! It's the last Friday without meaningful baseball until almost Christmas (not really) and the Yankees...
• 3/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Exhibition Game 1: Yankees vs. Nationals Lineup: Brett Gardner CF Ichiro Suzuki RF Robinson Cano 2B Kevin Youkilis 3B Travis Hafner DH Vernon Wells LF Lyle Overbay 1B Eduardo...
• 3/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees release Juan Rivera as roster begins to take shape, plus notes: The Yankees 25-man roster started to really take shape yesterday when Ken Rosenthal broke the news that they have released outfielder/first...
• 3/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE REASON JUAN RIVERA WAS RELEASED: Juan Rivera had a good run this spring hitting .305. Juan Rivera is a nice guy and Juan Rivera could have been put on the...
• 3/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Final Spring Notes: Rivera, Boesch, Overbay, Mustelier, Francisco, Teixeira, Jeter, Granderson: Spring Training has come to close and GMS Field is done with Yankees games until next March, but the Yankees still have a job...
• 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick hit: Yankees release Juan Rivera: Well, this is surprising and seems kind of mean-spirited. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees have released...
• 3/28 My Pinstripes: Overbay In, J-Rivera Out: The good ol' days. Overbay objects to A-Rod''s "HA" I was all for the Yankees releasing Juan Rivera (reported a short...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Release Juan Rivera: The Yankees released first baseman/outfielder Juan Rivera, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Rivera, 34, hit .244/.286/.375...
• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Happ, Mets, Nationals: The Yankees will finish in last place, predicts Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Predicting the AL East is no easy task, that's...
• 3/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Optimizing the Yankees’ Lineup Using Platoons: (Syndicated from Pinstriped Pundits) Although opening day is a week away, it’s still pretty unclear what the Yankees’ lineup...
• 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Rivera & Overbay- Two Dull, Worn Out Sides Of The Same Replacement 1B Coin: Despite having a potentially better in-house option in front of them and despite facing an increasingly tricky 40-man roster situation,...
• 3/28 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: New York Yankees: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Thread: Yankees at Orioles: It's another night game, so we're doing another game thread. Feel free to comment as much as you'd like and be sure to be nice...
• 3/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training 3/27/13 Lineup: Brett Gardner CF Eduardo Nunez SS Lyle Overbay 1B Brennan Boesch RF Ben Francisco LF Jayson Nix 2B Thomas Neal DH Ronnier Mustelier...
• 3/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PHIL HUGHES WILL START SEASON ON THE DL: This is actually NOT the X-Ray of Phil Hughes' bulging disk or spine or anything.  To be honest, sometimes if I'm busy,...
• 3/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Niemann, Yankees, Red Sox, Overbay: Scouts watching Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann this month are wary of his lowered velocity, tweets Jayson Stark of ESPN.com (on Twitter)....
• 3/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Overbay, claim a reliever and cut a good prospect, plus injury updates: It was a busy day for the Yankees yesterday, but not a pretty one. The Yankees began the day yesterday by claiming right handed...
• 3/27 My Pinstripes: David Adams Released to Free Up 40-Man Space: With Lyle Overbay being brought into Yankees camp last night, there is more of an urgency to free up space on the 40-man...
• 3/27 Fire Brand of the American League: Wednesday’s Links – Pitchers, Prospects & PinstripesAn absolutely amazing act of alliteration!...
• 3/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES NEVER QUIT & NEITHER DO YOU: There’s too much reporting stacked against the Yankees. It’s always been that way.  Sports writers are not supposed...
• 3/26 BoSox Injection: Overbay Swaps Red Sox For Pinstripes: Tuesday’s riddle was “What do you call a Red Sox on one end and a Yankee on the other separated by 150 miles”...
• 3/26 Baseball News Source: Yankees Sign Lyle Overbay, Increase Roster Competition: The New York Yankees wasted no time signing another released infielder. The latest invite, Lyle Overbay, was released by the Red...
• 3/26 My Pinstripes: Overbay, When I was Underbay?: On your last legs? Don't have much punch left in your bat? Saw 30-years old a long time ago? If so, come on down to the...
• 3/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: VERNON WELLS & LYLE OVERBAY ARE YANKEES!: Big day in Yankeeland as we made the Vernon Wells trade official.  You got the email from Yankees.com, I know you did. ...
• 3/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick hit: Yanks sign Lyle Overbay: No, this is not a drill nor is it a joke: From MLB Trade Rumors: The Yankees signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a minor...
• 3/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Yankees Get Vernon Wells…For A.J. Burnett: After all the ridicule the Yankees are receiving for trading for Vernon Wells and agreeing to even pay $13.9 million of the $42...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Sign Lyle Overbay: The Yankees signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a minor league deal, tweets Erik Boland of Newsday.  Overbay was released this...
• 3/26 Rum Bunter: Pirates Keep Brandon Inge On Roster, But Why?: Reports are coming out of Pirates camp right now that Brandon Inge will make the Pirates opening day roster, along with Jonathan...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Release Lyle Overbay: The Red Sox released first baseman Lyle Overbay, tweets WEEI's Alex Speier.  Boston's other choices were to put Overbay on the...
• 3/26 MLBTradeRumors: Article XX(B) Free Agents Update: Tuesday: Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement contains a provision that allows certain free agents who are signed...
• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Article XX(B) Free Agents Update: Monday: As has been previously discussed on MLBTR, Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement contains a provision that...
• 3/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Norris, Overbay, Mortensen, Dodgers: Here's the latest from the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo: Pitcher Bud Norris of the Astros has "drawn interest from at least...
• 3/24 BoSox Injection: With Opt-Out Date Approaching, This Is Lyle Overbay’s Time To Shine: When Lyle Overbay was signed to a minor league deal in January, it was expected that he was going to be the team’s backup...
• 3/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEE RUMORS: SANCHEZ, CROSBY & OVERBAY: We all know that the Yankees have "hinted" that they are "not done yet."  We have heard Hal Steinbrenner say it.  We...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Overbay, Rolen, Gardenhire: The Yankees are still looking for help at both corner infield spots and no shortage of veteran names have been mentioned in connection...
• 3/19 BoSox Injection: The Case for Pedro Ciriaco as Boston’s Opening Day Shortstop: Sticking your neck out there doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be po**** Caution be **** First and foremost,...
• 3/18 BoSox Injection: The Red Sox Bold Move Is To Play Jackie Bradley Now: I’m tired of the intellectual and business discussions regarding Jackie Bradley, Jr. I get that by putting him in the starting...
• 3/18 Baseball News Source: Red Sox News: Ortiz Still On The Mend, Drew To See Concussion Specialist: David Ortiz did not take batting practice on Monday still bothered by a right heel inflammation. Ortiz strained his right Achilles’...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade: Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in...
• 3/17 BoSox Injection: Iglesias, Gomez Lead 9-2 Offensive Outburst Against Rays: The Red Sox continued their winning ways today with another solid win against the Rays. Getting the start was Alfredo Aceves,...
• 3/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Atlanta Braves preview: What can the Uptons do for you?: With Chipper Jones riding off into the sunset, the Atlanta Braves have to find a way to replace his veteran leadership and the...
• 3/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/16: After playing a split-squad doubleheader yesterday, the Boston Red Sox make the trip up I-75 to Port Charlotte, FL to take...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/14: After enjoying a day off yesterday, the Boston Red Sox return to Grapefruit League action with a Mayor's Cup game across...
• 3/13 BoSox Injection: Brennan Boesch Released By Tigers; Should Red Sox Bite?: Every so often, it seems that a young player gets off to a great start to their major league career and it’s all downhill...
• 3/13 MLBTradeRumors: Veterans On Minors Deals In Line For $100K Bonus: To entice veterans into signing minor league contracts, teams will often dangle opt-out clauses. These clauses allow players to...
• 3/11 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Replacing David Ortiz: The Boston Red Sox are likely to be without designated hitter David Ortiz for at least the first few weeks of the regular season. Peter...
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Blue Jays, Ortiz: Rays prin**** owner Stuart Sternberg recently told reporters that Tampa Bay executives haven't thought about trading David Price....
• 3/11 MLBTradeRumors: AL Notes: Lee, Porcello, Red Sox: The Yankees, who are hunting for a corner infielder to replace the injured Mark Teixeira, have asked Derrek Lee if he would...
• 3/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/10: After falling to the Baltimore Orioles last night, the Boston Red Sox make the drive up I-75 to Port Charlotte to take on the...
• 3/9 BoSox Injection: David Ortiz Has MRI On Both Heels. Sox Need To Start Thinking Seriously About Plan B.: A number of media outlets (NBC Sports, NESN, ESPN) are reporting that David Ortiz has undergone an MRI on both heels “just...
• 3/9 BoSox Injection: Updates On This Spring’s Position Battles: Entering the spring, the Red Sox were pretty much set at every position save for the possibility of injuries. The bench, however,...
• 3/8 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Young Arms, Old LegsRed Sox spring training has it all!...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Atlanta Braves: The Braves crafted a dynamic outfield by acquiring the Upton brothers, but were weakened at third base in the process. Major...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox turned to the free agent market to address their various needs this winter, spending well over $100MM.  Major League...
• 3/5 Rays Colored Glasses: AL East Weekly Roundup: Looking At Roster Depth And 2013 Rebound Candidates: This week’s edition of the AL East Weekly Roundup we will take a brief look at each teams search for roster depth as spring...
• 3/4 BoSox Injection: Still Sore Papi Running For Real. Will He Be Ready For Opening Day?: Recovery from the Achilles tendon injury that trashed the second half of David Ortiz‘s 2012 season has been a long time...
• 3/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/4: After falling to the New York Yankees 5-2 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox continue Grapefruit League action with a game against...
• 3/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/2: Mike Napoli made his Boston Red Sox spring training debut on Friday night and by all accounts things went fine. It...

• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/28: The Boston Red Sox got a big scare last night when third baseman Will Middlebrooks dropped his bat and clutched his wrist after...
• 2/28 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25: After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today. One of the split squads...
• 2/28 Fire Brand of the American League: A Song for the Season: At the beginning of every season Phil Jackson would give his players a book to read that sent them a deep message about themselves...
• 2/27 Red Sox Life: Has one Red Sox position battle already been won?: As previously mentioned, the Sox have a handful of players in camp competing for the back up OF/1B bench spot. Lyle Overbay,...
• 2/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Spring Training Game 2 vs. Nationals: Nationals 6 Mets 4 Does this count as a two-game series? Mets Game Notes Collin McHugh still doesn’t impress me with his...
• 2/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 2/25: After beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 yesterday, the Boston Red Sox will play two games today. One of the split squads...
• 2/24 BoSox Injection: Napoli Given Green Light To Play Next Weekend: For Mike Napoli, it’s been a long road getting into the red Sox lineup but, according to masslive.com, he’ll be ready...
• 2/23 BoSox Injection: Big Papi Says He’s Ready But What If He’s Not?: So far this spring, Camp Farrell has been a total love-in down in Fort Myers.  But there’s one piece of business many Red...
• 2/23 Fire Brand of the American League: Daniel Nava: Odd Man Out?: Predicting the 13 position players that could make up the 2013 Boston Red Sox Opening Day Roster. Specifically, will Daniel Nava...
• 2/23 Baseballhotcorner.com: Why Red Sox Fans Should Be Excited This Season:   The Boston Red Sox have had so much pressure and expectations the past decade or so that city of Boston has become a media...
• 2/22 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – Starting Off RightBaseball's back? Well yeah, kinda, sure....
• 2/21 Baseball Jerks: Mike Carp Traded to Red Sox as Boston Looks for Depth: The Boston Red Sox have made plenty of moves during this offseason, but the team wasn’t done even as spring training got...
• 2/21 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Lineups For Northeastern & Boston College: This afternoon, the Boston Red Sox will get a look at some new pitchers instead of their own. They may be college pitchers...
• 2/21 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Trade Lyle Overbay to Brewers?: After the Boston Red Sox acquisition of outfielder/first baseman Mike Carp from the Seattle Mariners, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports believes...
• 2/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Mike Carp Heading to the Red Sox Reminds Us Not to Get Our Hopes Up About Waiver Claims: It’s happened twice just in the last month: a player has been designated for assignment who seemed like a very good fit...
• 2/20 BoSox Banter: Acquisition of Mike Carp bolsters Red Sox roster: By Jeff Louderback Long speculated as a potential trade target, Mike Carp was acquired today by the Boston Red Sox from the Seattle...
• 2/20 Red Sox Life: Sox Trade for Mike Carp in Hopes of Strengthening Bench: The Red Sox have reached a trade agreement with the Seattle Mariners that will send 1B/OF Mike Carp to Boston in exchange...
• 2/20 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Acquire 1B/OF Mike Carp From Seattle Mariners: Once Mike Carp was designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox showed an interest in him. And...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Carp, Overbay, Hanrahan: Earlier this morning the Red Sox acquired Mike Carp from the Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations....
• 2/20 MLB Injury News: Brewers rumors: Milwaukee examining in-house 1B options: Following injuries to Corey Hart and Mat Gamel, the Milwaukee Brewers are in need of a first baseman. Rather than look to trade...
• 2/19 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Considering First Base Options: The Brewers are considering first base options following the news that they’ll open the season without Mat Gamel or Corey ...
• 2/17 BoSox Banter: Competition is on for backup first base/left field job: By Jeff Louderback Cleared to start baseball activities, Mike Napoli fielded 50 ground balls at first base during Red Sox spring...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Arroyo, Wang, Perez, Dodgers, Oswalt: The Rays shed about $28MM of payroll this winter between B.J. Upton, James Shields, Carlos Pena, Jeff Keppinger, J.P. Howell,...
• 2/15 MLB Dirt: AL East Players To Watch: Dan Marino is trekking through each division in the major leagues and giving you one player he thinks is the: Rookie to Watch,...
• 2/12 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Pedroia, Henry, Overbay: Red Sox prin**** owner John Henry spoke with the media yesterday, looking back at a disappointing 2012 season and forward to 2013....
• 2/12 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston not finished making moves?: John Henry, the prin**** owner of the Boston Red Sox, said yesterday that he was not selling and that the front office may not...
• 2/12 Fire Brand of the American League: Ask Nick: Bridge Year Edition: In which Nick channels Theo Epstein c. 2010, champions Saltalamacchia based on one counting stat, and is jazzed to be at "The...
• 2/6 Baseball Jerks: Minor Signings Continue as Spring Training Nears: It’s hard to believe, but the countdown to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training can now be measured in just days,...
• 2/5 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Spring Training Non-Roster Invitees Vying For A Spot: With pitchers and catchers due to report to the Red Sox Spring Training facility at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers February 12 and...
• 2/4 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/27/13 - 2/2/13: Let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Diamondbacks agreed to a four-year contract through 2016 with infielder/outfielder Martin...
• 2/3 Fire Brand of the American League: The Injury Replacement Rises...and when Mike Napoli's hip is ashes... then, they will have Daniel's permission to start....
• 2/2 SOX & Dawgs: Report: Red Sox Sign Lyle Overbay to Minor League Deal: According to multiple media reports, the Boston Red Sox have signed 1B Lyle Overbay to a minor league deal with an invite...
• 2/2 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Red Sox, Teixeira: Here's a look at some items on the Yankees and Red Sox.. With a lack of appealing first basemen left on the free agent market,...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Brewers, Lyon, Reds: The latest from around MLB... Rays closer Fernando Rodney continues to express confidence at the Caribbean Series that...
• 2/1 MetsToday.com: New York Signs Travis Hafner, LaRoche to Toronto: Travis Hafner will call New York his home in 2013. The Bronx, NY, that is. Hafner gets a one-year MLB deal with at least $2M guaranteed...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Lyle Overbay: FRIDAY: If Overbay makes the team he would earn $1.25MM plus up to $250K in performance bonuses, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Overbay, Hafner, Yankees: The Yankees and Red Sox have had decidedly different offseasons, but their winter plans converged yesterday when both teams added...
• 2/1 Fire Brand of the American League: Friday’s Links – ‘Bay and the BullpenThankfully, no relation to modern-day Jason Bay....

• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Rodney, Orioles, Lohse, Yankees: The Red Sox and Yankees each added a veteran bat today, as Lyle Overbay agreed to a deal with Boston and Travis Hafner came...
• 1/31 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Sign Lyle Overbay To Minor League Contract: When asked if the Red Sox front office had any more moves left in them, Ben Cherington said there were a couple more which needed...
• 1/31 BoSox Banter: Red Sox sign Lyle Overbay to minor league deal: By Jeff Louderback Needing a left-handed bat to platoon with the right-handed hitting Mike Napoli at first base, the Boston Red...
• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Lyle Overbay: The Red Sox signed Lyle Overbay to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to MLB Spring Training, Scott Lauber of the...
• 1/31 MLB Injury News: Yankees rumors: New York Considering Travis Hafner: The New York Yankees are considering free agent Travis Hafner as a possible left-handed designated hitter, according to David...
• 1/30 Reviewing the Brew: Does the Brewers’ interest in Lyle Overbay affect Mat Gamel?: One has to wonder when the Milwaukee Brewers’ interest in certain players conflict with their philosophy to work from within...
• 1/30 Reviewing the Brew: Lyle Overbay Back With the Brewers?: It’s entirely possible, according to Adam McCalvy, Ken Rosenthal (first!) and MLB Trade Rumors. According to the reports,...
• 1/30 MLB Injury News: Red Sox rumors: Boston eyeing first basemen: Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters, including Alex Speier of WEEI.com, that the team could add a player or two before...
• 1/29 MLB Injury News: Brewers Rumors: Milwaukee Interested in Lyle Overbay: The Milwaukee Brewers are talking to free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay about a potential minor league contract, according...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Interested In Lyle Overbay: The Brewers are talking to free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay about a minor league deal, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports...
• 1/28 MLB Injury News: Brewers Rumors: Milwaukee Seeking First Baseman: As slugger Corey Hart recovers from right knee surgery that is expected to sideline him for the start of the regular season,...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Brewers Seeking First Baseman: The Brewers plan to start Mat Gamel at first base while Corey Hart recovers from right knee surgery, but Gamel will also play...
• 1/27 BoSox Injection: 1B and OF: Sox Answers and More Questions to Boston’s Gaps and Cracks: In the past week the Red Sox have come to terms with Mike Napoli. As a result, we’ve learned a lot more about Napoli’s...
• 1/27 BoSox Injection: 1B and OF: Sox Answers and More Questions to Boston’s Gaps and Cracks: In the past week the Red Sox have come to terms with Mike Napoli. As a result, we’ve learned a lot more about Napoli’s...
• 1/18 Tomahawk Take: Braves Free Agent and Arbitration Followup: Back in October I posted the free agent and arbitration list review with my projections. With the arbitration season in full flow...
• 1/17 Call to the Pen: Red Sox Finally Finalize Deal with Napoli: Mike Napoli and the Boston Red Sox first reached an agreement on a free agent contract in early December. The deal – which could...
• 1/14 MLB Injury News: Red Sox Rumors: Boston Interested in Casey Kotchman, Lyle Overbay: The Boston Red Sox have shown interest in free agent first basemen Casey Kotchman and Lyle Overbay, but “nothing is active”...
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Have shown interest in Lyle Overbay : The Boston Red Sox have expressed interest in free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Braves) this offseason but are not actively pursuing...[+] him at this point.
• 1/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE RED SOX ARE PLAYING HARDBALL WITH NAPOLI: Sounds like there is more trouble in paradise between the Red Sox and Mike Napoli. Baseball can be a funny business,...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Hardy, Orioles, Yankees, Red Sox: Here's today's look at the American League East.. When asked if the Orioles would have to be overwhelmed to trade shortstop...
• 1/12 Call to the Pen: Boston’s Backup Plans: With the Mike Napoli contract looking more and more unlikely to go through by the day, the Red Sox are reportedly changing course...
• 1/4 mlbreports.com : Adam Lind: Ready For His Last Season in the Big Leagues: Like us on Facebook here Friday January 4th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen  (Baseball Writer and Website Founder):   Living in Toronto,...
• 1/3 BoSox Banter: Five potential first base trade targets for Red Sox: By Jeff Louderback With the debut of spring training six weeks away, the Boston Red Sox still do not have a starting first baseman....

• 12/31 Jays Journal: My Blue Jays New Years Resolutions: It will be 2013 shortly, and the world hasn’t been destroyed as the Mayans have “predicted”. That means that...
• 12/31 BoSox Injection: Carlos Lee: Dark Horse Candidate For First Base?: Beyond Mike Napoli and Adam LaRoche, the first base market appears fairly weak. However, both Napoli and LaRoche have issues that...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: First Base Remains "An Area Of Focus" For Red Sox: The Red Sox are still trying to finalize their contract agreement with Mike Napoli and have also spoken to Adam LaRoche recently,...
• 12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Oliver, Gose, Bench, Arencibia: The Blue Jays have been very busy this offseason swinging a 12-player trade with the Marlins, acquiring R.A. Dickey from the...
• 12/23 Jays Journal: Dave Bush Returning to Blue Jays from Korea: With John Gibbons returning to the Blue Jays, it was only natural that right-hander Dave Bush would shortly follow. According...
• 12/8 Venom Strikes: Top Five Offseason Trades in Arizona Diamondbacks History: There has been plenty of buzz around the Arizona Diamondbacks with trade rumors about multiple players involving multiple teams....
• 12/4 Braves Journal: The Shady Acres Boys (by sansho1): Some notes on a few 2012 Braves facing life after baseball: Eric Hinske — There were signs coming into the 2012 season that...

• 11/13 Baseball Ruminations: The 2013 Free Agent All-Star Team!: Each year as leaves begin to change color from autumn-gold to winter-grey the baseball world gets to experience the magic of free...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Atlanta Braves: The Braves will seek outfield depth and determine how to replace Chipper Jones in the coming months. Guaranteed Contracts Dan...
• 11/6 For Baseball Junkies: 2013 Off Season - Free Agents, Prospects In Waiting and Potential Moves (NL): The MLB off season is now in full stride and if you're anything like me, you're excited about the upcoming hot stove.  I...

• 10/30 Tomahawk Take: Braves Free Agent and Arbitration List Review: Braves Lineup Will Get a Minor Shake up in 2013 Here’s a quick list of the Braves who became free agents today courtesy MLBTR....
• 10/28 Baseball News Source: LaRoche, Nationals make progress towards deal, but…: LaRoche could explore the free agent market after the World Series The Washington Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche continue...
• 10/27 Baseball News Source: LaRoche, Nationals make progress towards the deal, but…: LaRoche could explore the free agent market after the World Series The Washington Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche continue...
• 10/3 Tomahawk Take: Braves End Regular Season With Win: After losing the chance to win the division title, the Braves had a little air come out of the balloon, losing the first two games...

• 9/27 Reviewing the Brew: Former Brewers Abound In Playoff Races: Major League Baseball is coming down the home stretch in this year’s playoff race. And it’s every bit as exciting...
• 9/27 Reviewing the Brew: A Strange Banner Year for Milwaukee: I know the Milwaukee Brewers have not had the best of times throughout the 2012 Major League season, but take heart, dear Brewers...
• 9/23 Braves Journal: Braves 2, Phillies 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – September 23, 2012 – Box Score Tim Hudson pitched one of his best games...
• 9/21 Reviewing the Brew: Is Aramis Ramirez Having His Best Year Ever?: At age 34, you aren’t exactly expected to go through a renaissance period in your baseball career. Just don’t tell...
• 9/21 D'Backs Venom: Thursday's 6-5 Loss to the Padres Probably Ends the Diamondbacks' 2012 Playoff Hopes: Thursday afternoon's 6-5 loss to the Padres leaves the Diamondbacks 5.5 Games behind the Cardinals for the 2nd Wild Card slot,...
• 9/11 Braves Journal: Brewers 5: Atlanta Braves vs. Milwaukee Brewers — Box Score — September 11, 2012 — ESPN You see a pitching match-up featuring...
• 9/7 Venom Strikes: Arizona Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt Quietly Developing into a Star: As the 2012 season continues to wind down, believe it or not, there are some bright spots for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The baseball...
• 9/4 Braves Journal: Lyle Overbay (written by Braves14): Lyle Overbay came up in the Diamondbacks organization as a guy who hit for a high average with medium power and walks. He only...
• 9/3 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: This past week was a mixed bag for the Phillies - a star(ter) is born in Tyler Cloyd, but another lack of hustle incident on the...
• 9/3 Braves Journal: Jeff Baker: At po**** request, here’s a writeup of Jeff Baker, whom the Braves acquired on August 31, just before the playoff deadline....
• 9/3 High Heat Stats: Sunday NL Summary: A quick rundown of games from today’s NL action involving the leading teams. Nats 4, Cardinals 3 – Stephen Strasburg went...
• 9/3 mlbreports.com : ATR: Ask the Reports Answers Your Baseball Questions: WBC, Pascucci, MLB Standings, Bonds, Clemens, Pedroia, Bautista and Wild Cards: Monday September 3rd, 2012 Posted every Weekend: Your top baseball questions from the past week are answered. E-mail all questions...
• 9/3 Braves Journal: Braves 8, Phillies 7: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – September 2, 2012 Well, we’ve had a couple of eventful...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Four players promoted: The Atlanta Braves have called up C J.C. Boscan, OF Jose Constanza, 1B Lyle Overbay and RP Peter Moylan from Triple-A Gwinnett....[+]
• 9/2 Tomahawk Take: September Callups: With September rolling in yesterday (already?), the Braves called up five players to bolster the bench and bullpen.  With the...

• 8/29 The Baseball Page: Erik Bedard has been released, finally some accountability: Last year when the Pittsburgh Pirates released Lyle Overbay, I was surprised...
• 8/28 Throw the Challenge Flag: Erik Bedard has been released, finally some accountability: Last year when the Pittsburgh Pirates released Lyle Overbay, I was surprised but I just took it for what it was worth. While...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/19/12 - 8/25/12: As the dust settles from Saturday's trade of historic proportions, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The...
• 8/23 Tomahawk Take: Minor League Recap (8-23): Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-US PRESSWIRE AAA – Gwinnett 5, Syracuse 4 (10 innings) It was a comeback victory tonight...
• 8/21 Reviewing the Brew: Brewers 9, Cubs 5: By the Numbers: The Brewers opened up the series against the Chicago Cubs tonight at Miller Park, and they did it with a big win. There are, as...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Lyle Overbay signs: The Atlanta Braves signed free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Diamondbacks) to a minor league deal Monday, Aug. 20. He hit .292 with two...[+] home runs and 10 RBIs with the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this year.
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Sign Lyle Overbay: The Braves signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a minor league contract, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/5/12 - 8/11/12: As we hit the dog days of August, let's take a moment to catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Yankees signed Derek...
• 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Overbay, Lowe, Chavez: In our poll this afternoon, more than 3,300 MLBTR readers told us that they believe the Orioles will finish the season with an...
• 8/9 Giants Nirvana: Splash Hits: The Giants Are 61-50: Scouting Report Giants Prospect Kyle Crick | Bullpen Banter A comprehensive scouting report on Giants prospect and Augusta...
• 8/7 Giants Nirvana: Buster Posey, Barry Zito Help Giants Even Series: Well, that went better than I’d expected. With Barry Zito going up against a tremendous offense, I wasn’t exactly...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Oswalt, Giants, Overbay, Dodgers: Rangers pitcher Roy Oswalt was reportedly unhappy about being relegated to the Texas bullpen, leading Jon Paul Morosi of FOX...
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Reds | No interest in Lyle Overbay: Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said Monday, Aug. 6, that the team is not interested in free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay...[+] (Diamondbacks).
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Central Notes: Overbay, Indians, Pirates, Burnett: Some links pertaining to baseball's two Central Divisions, which are currently led by the White Sox and Reds... The Reds aren't...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Release Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks released first baseman Lyle Overbay, the team announced on its website. Arizona had designated Overbay for assignment...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay releasedThe Arizona Diamondbacks released 1B Lyle Overbay....[+] The Arizona Diamondbacks released 1B Lyle Overbay.
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/29/12 - 8/4/12: With the trade deadline but a distant memory, let's catch up on the week that was here at MLBTR... The Giants acquired right...

• 7/31 Blog Red Machine: As the Trade Deadline Approaches…: The trade deadline is hours away, and rumors continue to swirl. Several names have been connected to the Cincinnati Reds, and...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay cutThe Arizona Diamondbacks designated 1B Lyle Overbay for assignment Monday, July 30....[+] The Arizona Diamondbacks designated 1B Lyle Overbay for assignment Monday, July 30.
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Miley, Overbay, Dodgers: The Rockies sent Ubaldo Jimenez to Cleveland on this date last year, acquiring prospects Alex White, Drew Pomeranz, Joe Gardner...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Lyle Overbay For Assignment: The Diamondbacks announced that they designated first baseman Lyle Overbay for assignment. The move creates roster space...
• 7/19 Blog Red Machine: Reds Pull Off Big Comeback in 7-6 Win: The following definition is from Dictionary.com. I look at that definition as the word that strikes me is “unlikely”....

• 6/15 High Heat Stats: Thursday early games / Late Wednesday notes: @Reds 12, Indians 7: Joey Votto reversed a 2-0 deficit with a 3-run bomb, Brandon Phillips had a second straight big game, and...
• 6/14 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles – Game 62: This is going about exactly as I expected.  One guy who is a very questionable starter and another who is in no way a starter...
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay activated: The Arizona Diamondbacks activated 1B Lyle Overbay from the paternity list Friday, June 8, and optioned OF A.J. Pollock to Triple-A...[+] Reno in a corresponding move.
• 6/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay placed on paternity list: The Arizona Diamondbacks placed 1B Lyle Overbay on the paternity list Wednesday, June 6, and they recalled OF A.J. Pollock from...[+] Triple-A Reno to take his roster spot.

• 5/30 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Offensive Woes Continue - Where has the team's power gone?: The Diamondbacks have had a disappointing month of May, with a 10-17 record heading into Wednesday night's game against Tim Linecum...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Paul Goldschmidt still to see most time at 1B: xArizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said 1B Paul Goldschmidt will continue to see a majority of the playing time at first...[+] base even though 1B Lyle Overbay is batting .370 this season. Gibson said he can’t see Overbay playing five or six games a week.
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay with four hitsArizona Diamondbacks 1B Lyle Overbay had four hits and three runs scored Tuesday, May 22....[+] Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Lyle Overbay had four hits and three runs scored Tuesday, May 22.
• 5/14 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 14, 2012: Jon Rauch $15. Other bids: $15, $10, $4.You can always tell when news breaks on a Sunday which owners are paying attention...
• 5/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: May 12, 2008: Compiled by Jason Kaminski In the second game of a doubleheader, the Indians lose 3 – 0 to the  Blue Jays against Shaun Marcum...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (4) Joe Saunders - Top...
• 5/10 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 31: Sugary Sweep: Two solid teams battled desperately for eight tough innings, but the Cardinals (20-11) reached their twentieth win by ripping...
• 5/6 FanSided: Should We Worry About Yunel Escobar?: Yunel Escobar has struggled at the plate so far this year, and it's left me wondering if we should be worried. Despite a subpar...
• 5/2 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL/NL Only Leagues: Alex Liddi may develop into a long term option in AL-Only leagues. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press provides some "under...

• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Paul Goldschmidt resting: Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt took the day off Wednesday, April 18, and he was replaced by 1B Lyle Overbay. Goldschmidt...[+] is just 6-for-30 (.200) with two doubles and a home run. Overbay is hitting .286 (4-for-14) with two doubles and a home run.
• 4/18 The "Mc" Effect: Free Agents Don't Help Pirates Offensively: Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas have been just awful at the plate this season after coming to Pittsburgh with somewhat high hopes...
• 4/17 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 11 - Diamondbacks: Pirates (3-7) at Diamondbacks (7-3)9:40 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsChase Field - Phoenix, ArizonaStarting PitchersPittsburgh - Jeff Karstens...
• 4/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Diamondbacks: Pirates (3-6) at Diamondbacks (6-3) 9:40 PM EST–Chase Field, Phoenix Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs...
• 4/15 Operation Shutdown: A Road Win? Barely Know Her! BUCS WIN: (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Pirates defeat Giants 4-1WP: Kevin Correia (1-0)LP: Ryan Vogelsong (0-1)S: Joel Hanrahan (1)Some thoughts...
• 4/4 D'Backs Venom: Projections for the 2012 Diamondbacks' Batters: As we approach the start of the regular season, the position players on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster appear set. SS Stephen...

• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The defending NL West Champs added a top young starter to their rotation, signed an outfield bat and spent aggressively on bench...
• 3/12 Baseball Musings: Striking Gold at First?: Bob McManaman wonders if Paul Goldschmidt will be the Diamondbacks first long-term solution at first base: Travis Lee was fun...
• 3/6 The "Mc" Effect: 2012 Position Previews - First Base: First base is a position the Pirates have had a lot of trouble getting production from in recent years. Last year they signed...
• 3/6 D'Backs Venom: 2012 Diamondbacks Spring Training Preview - Corner Infield: Last year, the Diamondbacks began Spring Training with major question marks in the corner infield spots. At 1B, the team was looking...

• 2/28 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 23 - Pittsburgh Pirates: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 2/20 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Arizona Diamondbacks: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 2/6 This is Getting Old: Yankees Must Pay Luxury Tax, Pirates Must Pay Pathetic Tax: So now the news has come out that the Pirates not only offered Edwin Jackson a three year deal in the range of  $25-$30 million,...

• 1/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Blog Swap: Pittsburgh Pirates:   By Mike Brandyberry It appears I have one last blog swap in me before handing the reigns back over to Matt Van Wormer...

• 12/19 D'Backs Venom: Jason Kubel Adds a Much Needed LH Bat, But Where Will He Play?: In a very surprising move, the Diamondbacks signed OF Jason Kubel to a 2 year, $15M deal with an option for 2014. There is no...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks To Sign Jason Kubel: The Diamondbacks have signed outfielder Jason Kubel, tweets Tom Krasovic.  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports confirms the agreement,...
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/4/11 - 12/10/11: This was an incredibly exciting week here at MLBTR as we brought you 24/7 live Winter Meetings coverage.  On Thursday, Luke Adams...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings In Review: MLBTR's 24-hour coverage of the the Winter Meetings comes to a close tonight, as most team executives, agents, and reporters catch...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks To Sign Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks have agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year deal worth $1MM, tweets Jon Heyman of the...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Lyle Overbay agreesThe Arizona Diamondbacks re-signed 1B Lyle Overbay to a one-year, $1 million deal....[+] The Arizona Diamondbacks re-signed 1B Lyle Overbay to a one-year, $1 million deal.
• 12/6 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Offer Deal to Overbay, Mum is Still the Word: Lyle Overbay, who came to the  Arizona Diamondbacks late in the 2011 season to provide some bench power and to assist in the...
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Closing In On Deal With Lyle Overbay: 10:24pm: No deal is done yet, but the two sides are thought to be discussing a contract worth about $1MM, tweets Jon Paul Morosi...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Specifics on Lyle Overbay potential deal: Updating a previous report, the Arizona Diamondbacks have still not officially re-signed free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Diamondbacks),...[+] but the team sides are expected to come together for a one-year deal worth about $1 million, according to a source.
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Nearing deal to re-sign Lyle Overbay: The Arizona Diamondbacks are nearing a deal to bring back free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Diamondbacks) on a one-year contract. 'I...[+] would say it's progressing well, but it's not done,' general manager Kevin Towers said Tuesday, Dec. 6. 'Everything looks good, although it's not a done deal. I'm cautiously optimistic.'
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Rumors: Saunders, Overbay, Headley: One round of NL West notes wasn't enough for today, so let's do it again: The Diamondbacks have extended a contract offer...
• 12/5 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks' Offseason Recap and Winter Meetings Preview: Coming off an NL West title in 2011, the Diamondbacks are not expected to make many significant moves during this offseason. So...
• 12/2 This is Getting Old: Pirates Went After Chris Capuano: Let me just preface this quickly. Capuano has been really good at times. The problem is those times were five years ago. That’s...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Have Made Offer To Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks have an offer on the table to veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay, reports Jack Magruder of Fox Sports Arizona...

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Winter meetings: Shorter to-do list: First base appears to be the only area the Arizona Diamondbacks need to address entering the winter meetings, but the team may...[+] address that even before meetings begin next week should the club re-sign 1B Lyle Overbay.
• 11/28 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: We Always Knew James Loney Would Be Back in 2012: This is a few days old, but I wasn’t able to get to it until now due to the holiday weekend. GM Ned Colletti spoke to MLB...
• 11/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Thoughts on Clint Barmes: I’m still trying to figure out exactly how I feel about the Pirates signing Clint Barmes to a two year, $10.5 million deal....
• 11/17 The "Mc" Effect: Contentment, Perspective, and Adam LaRoche: The Pirates have had some serious issues getting production out of their first basemen in recent years. Garrett Jones, Jeff ...
• 11/10 Operation Shutdown: Rod Barajas is a Pirate: The Pirates made a splash in free agency today, signing former Dodger catcher Rod Barajas to a $4 million deal, with a 2013 club...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Arizona Diamondbacks: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers seems to be planning a quiet offseason, though the team must address second base and determine...
• 11/3 This is Getting Old: Four Pirates Qualify as Type B Free Agents:   Four Pirates free agents have qualified for Type B status. These guys range in terms of risk but in my opinion the Pirates...

• 10/31 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Infielders: With the World Series over players will begin filing for free agency.  With that in mind let’s have a look at the available...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For First Basemen: The Orioles, Rays, Blue Jays, Indians, Cubs, Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals, and Dodgers could be in the market for first base help...
• 10/11 MLBTradeRumors: Towers On Hill, Bloomquist, Blanco, Saunders, Parra: Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers spoke to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic yesterday.  Highlights: Towers would like to...
• 10/6 This is Getting Old: 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Redux – Firstbase Edition: Alright the season has been over long enough for me to basically take all emotions of the pathetic end out.  So what I’m...
• 10/2 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Notes: Huntington, Cole, Coaches: The Pirates were unable to use their momentum to propel them into the playoffs this year but things are looking bright in Pittsburgh. ...

• 9/19 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Diamondbacks: Pirates (68-85) at Diamondbacks (88-65) 9:40 PM EST–Chase Field, Phoenix Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 9/12 D'Backs Venom: Projecting the 2011 Diamondbacks' Playoff Roster: How's that for an article title that no one saw coming six months ago? But with only 15 games to go, and an 8.5 game lead over...
• 9/11 All of Baseball: 2001 player extends, wins game on D-backs reunion night: Lyle Overbay is the only member of the Diamondbacks’ 2001 World Series Championship team who currently plays for Arizona....
• 9/11 Venom Strikes: Dbacks Magic Number Now 8 After 6-5 Win Over Padres: It happened again.  Another Arizona Diamondbacks come from behind victory.  This time it happened in unexpected fashion.  Down...
• 9/11 B-R Blog: Random recap for Saturday, 9/10/11: [A couple of playoff races heated up tonight. I'd hoped to post this at 12:13 a.m., but tennis and the Michigan-Notre Dame thriller...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Casey Kotchman: The Rays signed a middle of the order hitter last offseason, but it wasn't Manny Ramirez. After just five games with Tampa,...

• 8/26 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: 25 Bullet Points: This week, we’re dispensing information. I mean, that’s what we try to do with every post, but with analysis involved....
• 8/24 mlbreports.com : Diamondbacks and Blue Jays Swap Second Basemen: Hill and McDonald for Johnson: Tuesday August 23, 2011     Rob Bland (Intern- MLB reports):  The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the middle of a pennant race...
• 8/22 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Lyle Overbay: Top 2: Lyle Overbay struck out swinging against Derek Lowe Top 4: Overbay struck out swinging against Lowe Top 6: Overbay struck...
• 8/20 Venom Strikes: Third Quarter Dbacks Review: Lyle Overbay: With now just under 40 games left in the regular season, we are in the home stretch, the final quarter of the 2011 season. It...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Braves Sign Juan Jaime: The Braves signed righty Juan Jaime to a minor league deal, MLBTR has learned.  The deal covers the rest of 2011 as well as...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Release Juan Jaime: The Diamondbacks released Juan Jaime Monday, according to the team’s transactions page. Arizona had designated the right-hander...
• 8/17 Crashburn Alley: More 9th Inning Shenanigans: Superficially, it’s difficult to get upset about the Phillies’ 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks last night. Actually,...
• 8/16 Venom Strikes: Overbay Has a Halladay With Phillies in a Stunning 3-2 Win: Lyle Overbay, welcome back to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Overbay, who has a history of good hitting versus Philadelphia Phillies...
• 8/16 The "Mc" Effect: Late Home Runs Beat The Red Birds | Pirates 5 Cardinals 4: On the same night that Lyle Overbay had a game winning hit for the Diamondbacks off of Roy Halladay, Neil Walker and Garrett...
• 8/16 Baseball Musings: An Inning Too Far: Roy Halladay pitched a great game against the Diamondbacks, allowing one run in eight innings while striking out a dozen. Unfortunately,...
• 8/14 Call to the Pen: Lyle Overbay Signs with Diamondbacks: After finding out that Xavier Nady was dealing with a fractured hand, the Diamondbacks signed veteran first baseman Lyle Overbay....
• 8/13 Baseball Musings: And They were So Over Bay: The Pirates place Derrek Lee on the 15 day disabled list with an injured wrist. Update: Lyle Overbay signs with Arizona. Given...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Juan Jaime For Assignment: The Diamondacks announced that they have designated right-hander Juan Jaime for assignment, making room on the 40-man roster...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Sign Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks have signed Lyle Overbay, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (on Twitter). In a corresponding move, they've...
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Considering Lyle Overbay: The Diamondbacks lost first baseman Xavier Nady for four-to-six weeks with a broken hand last night, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Lyle Overbay Hits Free Agency: Lyle Overbay has cleared waivers and hit free agency, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch (on Twitter). The Pirates had designated...
• 8/8 The "Mc" Effect: The Importance of Getting Power From The Outfield: One of the biggest problems that the Pittsburgh Pirates have had in recent years has been a severe lack of power. Since...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/31/11 - 8/6/11: Here's a look back at the week following the trade deadline.. The Mets remain highly unlikely to offer Jose Reyes a contract...
• 8/4 The "Mc" Effect: Former Pittsburgh Pirates, Where Are They Now?: Over the last 5 years, there have been a lot of professional baseball players going in and out of Pittsburgh. Tonight, I'm writing...
• 8/2 Blogging From The Bleachers: Trade Deadline Recap: Hairston, Marquis, Lee, Ludwick: Every year there are a number of minor deals that get completed at the trade deadline. While each deal has its own significance...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Designate Lyle Overbay for Assignment: As an expected part of the aftermath succeeding the Derrek Lee trade, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated first baseman Lyle...
• 8/2 Buccos Buzz: Ryan Doumit Advancing Rehab, Michael McKenry Injury Update: The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the promotion of catcher Ryan Doumit to the team’s AAA affiliate. Doumit has been...
• 8/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: Post-Trade Deadline Pickups: Now that the July 31st Trade Deadline has come and gone, it's time to look through the waiver wires to see if there are players...
• 8/1 Baseball Analytics: Derrek Lee: Dangerous Inside, But Elsewhere..: Growing tired of Lyle Overbay's punchless hitting, the Pirates picked up Derrek Lee from the Orioles on Saturday for minor league...
• 8/1 Call to the Pen: Lyle Overbay Designated for Assignment: To make room for recent trade acquisition Derrek Lee, the Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Lyle Overbay for assignment. …...
• 8/1 This is Getting Old: Breaking Down the Deadline Deals: Okie Dokie, the Pirates only made two deals.  Both of which I think were pretty marginal to be quite honest with you.  Both...
• 8/1 Stealing First Base: Pirates acquire Derrek Lee for Aaron Baker: This went from rumor to confirmed in the blink of an eye. Near the end of today’s game, rumors about Derrek Lee to Pittsburgh...
• 8/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates make solid, if unspectacular, moves: Major League Baseball’s trade deadline has come and gone, and for the first time in almost two decades, the Pirates were...
• 8/1 The "Mc" Effect: How Much Better Do Lee & Ludwick Make The Pirates?: The Pittsburgh Pirates made 2 moves at the deadline, acquiring Derrek Lee and Ryan Ludwick. It is now Monday and both of those...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: The new guys are here: Cubs (43-65) at Pirates (54-52) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, CSN Chicago...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Mets, Overbay, Springer, Storen, Stewart: Thanks to our loyal readers, MLBTR generated 3.1 million pageviews over the weekend!  We appreciate you making MLBTR a regular...
• 8/1 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Designate Lyle Overbay For Assignment: The Pirates will designate first baseman Lyle Overbay for assignment, reports Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review....

• 7/31 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Get Derrek Lee: Late last night the Pirates finally got on the board and acquired a bat when they traded minor leaguer Aaron Baker to the Baltimore...
• 7/31 Phillies Nation: Ibanez Leads Way to Sweep of Pirates: With the addition of Hunter Pence, the offense is expected to ignite.  Last night, Ryan Howard saw more pitches in the zone,...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Acquire Derrek Lee: The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Derrek Lee in a trade that will send Baltimore Aaron Baker, a first baseman that was playing...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Trade deadline recap: Pirates add Ryan Ludwick and Derrek Lee: The Pirates didn’t make a big splash at the trade deadline, but they certainly did not stand pat. The Bucs fulfilled their...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Late lead slips away, Bucs swept away: Man. The Bucs really could have used a win today, and came oh-so-close to toppling the Phils for a satisfying victory that would...
• 7/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Second straight Sunday salvage attempt: Pirates (54-51) at Phillies (67-39) 1:35 PM EST–Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Tough Loss for the Pirates: The Phillies came back from a 5-3 deficit to defeat the Pirates 6-5 in ten innings. Jeff Karstens pitched another good game, giving...
• 7/30 Fragile Freddy's: Sunday Notes - Trade Edition: Trade-o-rama!!!  Let’s get caught up;Red Sox acquire RHP Rich Harden for 1B Lars Anderson (AAA) and Player to be Named...
• 7/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Derrek Lee to the Pirates: It looks like the Pirates are very close to acquiring 1B Derrek Lee from the Orioles. A number of sources are reporting it,and...
• 7/30 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Inquire On Derrek Lee: With every hour that passes the pressure on Pirates management escalates to make a move for a bat. The name that seems to be...
• 7/30 Stealing First Base: What’s still out there for the Pirates?: As the trade deadline approaches, the calls for the Pirates to add a “bat” to their lineup to produce more offense...
• 7/29 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Phillies (Series Thirty Five): What a busy couple of days in Pittsburgh sports.  If you’ve been away or anything feel free to look over our other posts...
• 7/29 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 18: August 1-7: Rising Up Alejandro de Aza (0% last week; 2% this week)If there are a lot of trades this weekend, de Aza's the kind of player...
• 7/29 The "Mc" Effect: Big Split | Pirates 5 Braves 2: After back-to-back walk-off losses and an exhausting first 3 games with the Atlanta Braves, the Pirates were able to bounce back...
• 7/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 103 Recap - Pirates 5, Braves 2: With all that happened during this series, all the ups and downs and failed attempts to score runs the Pirates were able to split...
• 7/27 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Embarrassing Ending - Braves 4, Pirates 3 (19 Innings): For much of the night I watched a game that lasted almost seven hours and went over 19 innings with neither team having an extra...
• 7/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Six hours and nineteen innings down the drain: I would not be able to write something this coherent if I didn’t have most of the recap written before the game ended. This...
• 7/26 Buccos Buzz: Ryan Doumit Advancing Rehab, Michael McKenry Injury Update: The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the promotion of catcher Ryan Doumit to the team’s AAA affiliate. Doumit has been...
• 7/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Stepping up in the spotlight: Now THAT is a good start to the road trip of death. The Bucs came up big on the national stage and outpitched the Braves as they...
• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Jose Bautista’s Transformation: We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player...
• 7/23 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 98 Recap - Cardinals 9, Pirates 1: I believe the saying goes like so: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains. Today the Pirates lost, in a...
• 7/23 El Maquino: RECORD-BUSTING CARDS BEAT BUCS: LIVE DISCUSSION First off, thanks to everybody who helped make today’s live, in-game discussion possible.  Hopefully, I...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Jose Bautista’s Career Changing Decision: We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player...
• 7/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Death by dingers: The Bucs couldn’t climb out of an early hole, and the St. Louis long ball proved deadly as the Cards took game 1 of this...
• 7/22 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 97 Recap - Cardinals 6, Pirates 4: The Cardinals struck for four runs in the top of the first inning and tacked on some insurance later in the game to give the Pirates...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market Update: Drew, Gomez, Beltran : Two contenders lost key players in the same game tonight and the injuries could affect the trade market for the remainder of the...
• 7/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 96 Recap - Reds 3, Pirates 1: Before we get into anything that actually went on today on the field that day baseball when you have to go to work is not cool....
• 7/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Throw away the brooms: In what seems to be a growing trend, the Bucs failed to finish a sweep of the Reds today and left a number of fans that brought...
• 7/18 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: July 18; Pirates on Monday Night Baseball?: First things first: let’s check out the National League Central standings (God it feels so good to be able to say that and...
• 7/18 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Reds (Series Thirty Two): Another day another series win.  Seriously I don’t mean to sound arrogant but I wonder if that will ever get old?  Probably...
• 7/16 For Baseball Junkies: Pirates In First Place After All Star Break: As it stands this very minute, the Pittsburgh Pirates are in a tie for first place in the National League Central. Yes, those...
• 7/16 mlbcoverage.com: Bautista’s Career Changing Decision: We all know the gist of Jose Bautista‘s journey from a fringe MLB player for several years to presently the best player...
• 7/16 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 92 Recap - Astros 6, Pirates 4: Going into every game there is always a feeling that you are going to win. Doesn’t matter if you haven’t won a game all year...
• 7/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs give away lead…and first place: The Bucs nearly captivated the hearts of Pittsburghers for the second straight night on Saturday, but an exciting comeback in...
• 7/16 Baseball Musings: Pirates Comeback: Lyle Overbay and Brandon Wood just hit back-to-back home runs against the Astros to tie the game at three. Neil Walker went deep...
• 7/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Back to baseball: The Bucs are finally back in action after the All-Star break when they meet Houston tonight. The second half already got off to...
• 7/14 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Astros (Series Thirty One): The first half was basically as magical as you could expect going into this season.  The Pirates are just one game out of first...
• 7/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Will the Pittsburgh Pirates be buyers at the trade deadline?: I’m pretty sure it’s fair to say that a very small percentage of the world actually thought the Pirates would be where...
• 7/13 Release Points: State of the Franchise: The Present and Future of the Pittsburgh Pirates: Insanity, according to Albert Einstein, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  As an organization,...
• 7/13 Stealing First Base: Is it a freak show?: As we sit here at the All-Star break, the Pirates are only one game back from the division lead at 47-43, which is the best record...
• 7/12 11th and Washington: What a merry band of of marauders, they: It's Friday night in Pittsburgh and PNC Park is the place to be."Standing room only," says a fan at a ticket window, turning to...
• 7/12 This is Getting Old: TiGO’s 2011 Mid-Season Pirates Awards: In our never-ending attempt to agree on something we here at TiGO decided to collaborate on a Mid-Season Award post. Rich: Pitcher...
• 7/12 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Week in Review: July 4-July 10: This is going to be a hopefully new weekly post that I thought would be a nice addition to the site. This is going to be a Pirates...
• 7/12 Stealing First Base: Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 9, Cubs 1: Sadly, I missed this game because I was driving home from vacation when it went on. I actually missed the whole Cubs series, as...
• 7/12 Buccos Buzz: “Fort McKenry” Raises the Jolly Roger: Let me make this clear: You – yes, you – are the key to the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season. I’m...
• 7/12 The "Mc" Effect: McStealing The Show | Pirates 7 Cubs 4: The Pirates won a huge game Friday night, defeating the Cubs 7-4 in dramatic fashion. The night was highlighted by the "Big McFour"....
• 7/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Justice…and a loss: The fourth inning of this game was pretty cool for a number of reasons. The rest…not so much. The highlight didn’t...
• 7/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: The Fort’s Night: No player represents the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates quite like Michael McKenry. He was acquired in a hasty trade made out of desperation...
• 7/6 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 86 Recap - Pirates 5, Astros 1: Jeff Karstens was great again (ho hum) and the offense was good again and the Pirates pulled into sole possession of second place...
• 7/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Creeping closer: The Pirates made it a happy Fourth of July in the ‘Burgh by pleasing yet another sellout crowd at PNC Park, defeating the...
• 7/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 85 Recap - Pirates 5, Astros 3: Paul Maholm finally got to experience what it was like to get more than one run of support and the offense continued to stay hot...
• 7/4 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Astros (Series Twenty Nine): First off Happy Fourth to all of you Americans out there!  Most of all Happy Fourth to all the soldiers and veterans who make...
• 7/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Snub on that!: The Pirates and their fans had plenty of reason to be upset before the team even took the field today, as Andrew McCutchen was...
• 7/3 The "Mc" Effect: Split | Pirates 10 Nationals 2: The Pirates got the bats out today and collected 10 runs on 16 hits. It was a nice win to get after they played 2 very stressful...
• 7/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 83 Recap - Pirates 10, Nationals 2: The Pirates got a huge win and earned a series split in Washington and bring a 4-3 road trip back to Pittsburgh before the All-Star...
• 7/2 Stealing First Base: There’s something about this team: What is it about the 2011 Pirates that keeps me so interested? Their win over the Orioles today was nothing special. There was...
• 7/2 B-R Blog: Random Recap for Friday, July 1: [A bit late, but here are notes on a few of the Friday games that closed up before my eyelids did. With a big "thanks" to Andy...
• 7/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: Offense stalls and Bucs punt: The Bucs were stagnant on offense yet again and essentially punted on the game in the ninth, falling 2-1 to the Nats on a walk-off...
• 7/1 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 81 Recap - Nationals 2, Pirates 1: Coming into the series tonight I had a pretty good feeling about the Pirates. The offense was pretty good in two of the three...

• 6/30 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 80 Recap - Pirates 6, Blue Jays 2: The Pirates used another great outing from Jeff Karstens to win their first interleague road series since defeating the Tampa...
• 6/29 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 79 Recap - Blue Jays 2, Pirates 1: After last night’s home run derby in Toronto if I told you that tonight would be a 2-1 game with a combined 13 hits would you...
• 6/29 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays: Gameday Notes: The Pittsburgh Pirates (40-38) defeated the Toronto Blue Jays (39-41) in last night’s series opening game, 7-6. Fans were...
• 6/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: The magic continues: It took a wacky shootout for the Bucs to finally pick up a victory in an American League ballpark. They were able to bust out...
• 6/28 Roto Think Tank: Alex Presley: Even before Jose Tabata wound up getting hurt, it looked like the Pirates were going to call up Alex Presley from the minors...
• 6/28 The "Mc" Effect: Bucs Win Home Run Derby | Pirates 7 Blue Jays 6: Wanna hear something interesting? Before tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates had won just 1 game in 2011 when allowing the opponent...
• 6/28 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Blue Jays (Series Twenty Seven): I hope the Pirates aren’t just sucking me in for the big crash, but I can’t help but be intrigued.  The Pirates have exercised...
• 6/27 The "Mc" Effect: Sabermetric Update: Here at The "Mc" Effect, I like to give my Pittsburgh Pirate fan readers a different view of the team and their performance. To...
• 6/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: They did it again: Another attendance record (39,483), another amazing night and a fantastic win. The Pirates delivered yet again in one of the most...
• 6/26 B-R Blog: Saturday Snippets: -- After 238 career starts, Jake Peavy made his first relief appearance Saturday, and picked up a win with 4 dominant innings...
• 6/26 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates 5 Red Sox 4 | Opposing Blogger Reactions: The Pittsburgh Pirates have defeated the Boston Red Sox for the 2nd straight night. The offense came from Lyle Overbay and...
• 6/26 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Take Consecutive Games From AL-Best Red Sox, Look to Complete Sweep Sunday: Who’da thunk it? Your Pittsburgh Pirates (39-37) have officially taken the series from the Boston Red Sox (44-32) with tonight’s...
• 6/25 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 76 Recap - Pirates 6, Red Sox 4: The Pirates took a series from the Red Sox for the first time ever in front of a record crowd at PNC Park with a 6-4 win. Jeff...
• 6/25 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/24: After losing their final two games at home, the Boston Red Sox are on the road for a three city, nine-game trip through the...
• 6/25 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 75 Recap - Pirates 3, Red Sox 1: You want to talk about high leverage situation and big time adrenaline and you were watching the Pirates and Red Sox tonight....
• 6/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/24: After losing their final two games at home, the Boston Red Sox are on the road for a three city, nine-game trip through the...
• 6/24 MLBTradeRumors: Aggressive Baserunning Paying Off For Jays In 2011: John Farrell inherited a vastly different offense than the one that clubbed a league-leading 257 home runs for Cito Gaston in...
• 6/23 B-R Blog: It’s a mystery: Only 2 MLB games going on tonight. Let's have a little parlor game. What do these players have in common? For the 2 groups listed...
• 6/23 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Pirates vs. Red Sox (Series Twenty Six): The Buccos do it again.  Just when it looks like they are dead in the water they come back and win another series.  They also,...
• 6/23 SawxBlog: There’s something about this team: What is it about the 2011 Pirates that keeps me so interested? Their win over the Orioles today was nothing special. There was...
• 6/21 The "Mc" Effect: The Pedro Problem: The name "Pedro" hasn't been good to the Pittsburgh Pirates so far this year. There were really high expectations for Pirates...
• 6/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Overbenched and JR’s return: Orioles (32-37) at Pirates (35-36) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, MASN “For...
• 6/20 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Pirates vs. Orioles (Series Twenty Five): What a huge disappointment…. sweeping the Stros’ and getting swept by the Indians.  As William Fucich said that pretty...
• 6/19 mlbreports.com : Game 71 Recap - Indians 5, Pirates 2 (11 innings): The Pirates failed to stay above the .500 mark and were swept in Cleveland thanks to a 5-2 walk off loss to the Indians on Sunday...
• 6/18 mlbreports.com : Game 70 Recap - Indians 5, Pirates 1: The Pirates fell 5-1 to the Indians and continue to struggle in interleague play. Carlos Carrasco took a no hitter into the...
• 6/18 The "Mc" Effect: No Bats At The Bottom: The Pittsburgh Pirates tied their longest win streak of the season from MOnday through Thursday by winning 4 straight games. However,...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of First Base Help: As many as six contenders might aim to improve at first base as we approach the trade deadline: the Rays, Angels, Braves, Pirates,...
• 6/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: A late mess: This was an awfully frustrating game to watch as a fan. The Bucs mustered absolutely nothing on offense against a subpar starter,...
• 6/12 mlbreports.com : Game 64 Recap - Mets 7, Pirates 0: The Pirates offense lay stagnant and wasted what was a really solid effort by Kevin Correia and dropped a second game in the...
• 6/11 The "Mc" Effect: Bouncing Back | Pirates 3 Mets 2: I can't begin to tell you how big Wyatt Toregas throwing out Jose Reyes in the first inning was tonight, because it wasn't...
• 6/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Power outage: Charlie Morton suffered through a very rough start, the Bucs’ offense couldn’t come anywhere close to helping him...
• 6/9 Roto Think Tank: N.L. Only Trade Advice: My old friend Dan asks:interesting offer: Daniel Hudson ($20), Orlando Hudson ($12) and Anthony Rizzo ($5) for Cliff ...
• 6/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Win of the decade?: Wow. After 12 wild innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves where they haven’t been in six years: 30-30 after sixty...
• 6/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Comeback city: This was one of those games that leaves you extra pumped up for a while after it ends. The Bucs seemed completely dead, but stormed...
• 6/7 The "Mc" Effect: Comeback Kids | Pirates 8 Diamondbacks 5: The Pittsburgh Pirates had a very eventful weekend, taking 2 of 3 from the Philadelphia Phillies. An off day Monday wasn't really...
• 6/7 Baseball Musings: Pieces of Eight: The Pirates hit three doubles in the eighth inning against the Diamondbacks, the last a bases-loaded, bases-clearing shot by Lyle...
• 6/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Back for more: The largest crowd in the history of PNC Park–yes, larger than any Opening Day, Skyblast, or the ’06 All-Star Game–made...
• 6/5 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Clinch Keystone Series Round One: With tonight’s 6-3 victory, the Pittsburgh Pirates have clinched the current series with the Philadelphia Phillies, and...
• 6/5 The "Mc" Effect: Winning Made Easy | Pirates 6 Phillies 3: The Pittsburgh Pirates have defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3-game series. They did it with a lot of extra base hits and...
• 6/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Not in our house: What an awesome win. Big crowd, back and forth chants, the ballpark hanging on every pitch, and a walkoff celebration to end it...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: The Giants, Phillies, Braves, Mariners, Athletics, and Angels are a few contenders short on power with the trade deadline less...
• 6/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: An (infield) hit parade: Before recapping this game, three absolutely incredible facts need to be addressed: Kevin Correia leads the majors in wins–outright–with...
• 6/1 The "Mc" Effect: The Pittsburgh Pirates In May: At the end of every month I will be doing an in depth look at how the Pittsburgh Pirates performed in that month's games. Before...

• 5/31 B-R Blog: “Clutch” Since 1996: A list for discussion purposes: It's all active players with at least 1,000 games played between 1996 and 2011 (to date). And,...
• 5/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bad luck Bucs: Charlie Morton had a strange night. He went six innings and allowed 11 hits, but left the game with a 3-3 tie and only allowed...
• 5/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Not worth the wait: The Pirates and Cubs waited through quite the storm before finally getting the game under way around 3:50 EST Sunday afternoon....
• 5/29 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Batters Count Analysis: The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't been great at the plate this year, and that's probably an understatement. Currently we are 50 games...
• 5/29 SawxBlog: Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 10, Cubs 0: I didn’t get to see this game due to work, having just gotten back in time for the end of it. Perusing the box score, it...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Four homer in win: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Ronny Cedeno, OF Andrew McCutchen, 1B Lyle Overbay and C Chris Snyder each homered in the win Saturday,...[+] May 28, against the Chicago Cubs. It was the first time the Pirates homered four times in a nine-inning game since July 22, 2009.
• 5/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Mashing for Maholm: Paul Maholm finally got his run support. Thing is, he didn’t need it today. One run would have been plenty for Paul, who...
• 5/28 The "Mc" Effect: Buccos Bring The Bats: Saturday's game isn't even over yet, and I'm writing this post. Right now it's 9-0 Pirates in the 7th inning. The Pirates have...
• 5/27 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26) @ Chicago Cubs (22-26): The Cubs have gotten off to a good start on this 9-game home stand. They need to get as close to .500 as they can during this...
• 5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Too Many Home Runs? Surely, You Jest!: I read something funny the other day that I’d never heard before. The Yankees hit too many home runs! Yes, I know. It...
• 5/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pearce giveth, Pearce taketh away: Very frustrating loss for the Bucs today. What started out looking like a great homestand ended up just 2-3, and the Pirates fell...
• 5/24 SawxBlog: Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 10, Tigers 1: Well, I didn’t think the Pirates would bounce back to .500 ball in blowouts the day after I posted this. And not only that,...
• 5/22 The "Mc" Effect: Streak Stopper | Tigers 2 Pirates 0: Rick Porcello went all Charlie Morton on the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday afternoon and snapped the home team's winning streak...
• 5/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sellout success: There is nothing like a sold-out PNC Park. The atmosphere around that place Saturday night was something special, and the Pirates...
• 5/21 Buccos Buzz: Karstens Phenomenal, Pirates Bats Come Alive in 10-1 Rout of Tigers: Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jeff Karstens (3-2, 3.32) was stellar in his seventh start of 2011. Karstens allowed just one hit and...
• 5/21 SawxBlog: Blowout Watch 2011: Pirates 10, Tigers 1: Well, I didn’t think the Pirates would bounce back to .500 ball in blowouts the day after I posted this. And not only that,...
• 5/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Hit parade at PNC: Wow, what a blast this game was. Pitching, defense, offense…the Bucs did it all and most definitely started interleague...
• 5/20 The "Mc" Effect: 10 Spot | Pirates 10 Tigers 1: The Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-0 in interleague play this year. That's pretty good. Neil Walker drove in 5 runs, Lyle Overbay...
• 5/20 The "Mc" Effect: Unexpected Production: Doumit, Cedeno On Fire: Two of the least-liked Pittsburgh Pirates players going into this year were Ryan Doumit and Ronny Cedeno. Apparently these two...
• 5/19 SawxBlog: A hard-fought victory: This is a game that could have easily looked like a 2010 Pirates game. It could have easily turned into the blowout that happened...
• 5/19 Raise the Jolly Roger: Charlie Morton > You: I think we’ve reached the point in the season where Charlie Morton‘s amazing comeback shouldn’t be a story every...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: If The Pirates Become Sellers: The Pirates haven't finished above .500 since 1992, back when Jose Tabata was a toddler.  They've lost six in a row, so that...
• 5/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Enough is enough: Once again, the Pirates found themselves locked in a close game with the hated Milwaukee Brewers late Saturday afternoon. And...
• 5/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: More trouble at Miller: Well, make it 2-29. Even the new road warriors couldn’t figure out the curse of Miller Park. James McDonald came back down...
• 5/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Poor Paul…: Paul Maholm has apparently inherited the curse that plagued Ross Ohlendorf last season. The Bucs just don’t score runs when...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: History has been made, or something like that: Yes, it’s May 9th. Yes, there are 127 games to go this season. And yes, the Pirates have actually been in this position...
• 5/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Head Further Into the Darkness: The funny part is, what was a pretty solid start from Chad Billingsley is going to get lost in a sea of poor bullpen work, bad...
• 5/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: An Electrifying Fireworks Night: What a spectacular outing for Charlie Morton. His line is pretty solid: 7.2 innings, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 5 K’s…but...
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Who Are Costing Their Team Money: That headline is probably a little misleading since technically every player costs their team money, but I'm talking in terms...
• 5/3 Buccos Buzz: Karstens, Pirates Look to Clinch Series With Padres: The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-15) look to win their third consecutive game and fourth of their last five after a late-game near-collapse...
• 5/3 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Heating Up: The Pittsburgh Pirates have not been able to string together more than 2 consecutive wins so far in 2011, but something is telling...
• 5/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Finding ways to lose…without losing: If you stayed up for the end of this game, you know exactly what I’m talking about with that title. All looked good in the...
• 5/1 The "Mc" Effect: Morton Grinds It Out, Pirates 8 Rockies 4: The Pittsburgh Pirates won another road series this weekend against the Colorado Rockies, taking the tail ends of the 3-game set....

• 4/28 Buccos Buzz: Defensive Mistakes Cost Pirates Series With Champs; Team Notes: The Pittsburgh Pirates could have easily swept their series with the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. The Bucs lost...
• 4/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Same old story…kinda: Ryan Vogelsong pitched in a game at PNC Park, and the Pirates lost. Nothing new there, right? Of course…Vogelsong was in...
• 4/27 22gigantes.com: Giants offense sputters again in 2-0 loss to Pirates: James McDonald pitched six sharp innings Wednesday night for his first victory of the season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat...
• 4/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: A shutout!: Yeah…sorry Pens fans. But at least one Pittsburgh team won Wednesday night. The 2-0 victory was the Bucs’ first shutout...
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates To Designate John Bowker For Assignment: The Pirates will designate John Bowker for assignment tomorrow morning, according to Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay out again: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay was held out of the lineup for the second straight day Wednesday, April 27, so that he could...[+] work on some mechanical issues with his swing. OF Steve Pearce started at first in his place.
• 4/27 Raising Matt Cain: Darren Ford: difference-maker: That's what Kruk & Kuip called the speedy youngster after his performance tonight, and it's hard to argue. He went from 1st...
• 4/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: AARRRGHHH: This might have been the most frustrating, anger-inducing baseball game I’ve ever watched…and as a Pirates fan, that’s...
• 4/26 22gigantes.com: Ford steals a win for Giants: Darren Ford scored from third base on a Freddy Sanchez grounder in the 10th inning as the San Francisco Giants edged the...
• 4/26 MLBTradeRumors: Gabe Gross Retires: Gabe Gross has decided to retire, reports Jon Johnson of The Enterprise Ledger.  Said Gross: "I just felt like my heart wasn’t...
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay gets night off: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay, who started each of the Pirates' first 21 games, was given the night off Monday, April 25,...[+] with IF Steve Pearce making the start at first. Hurdle said that he'll try to find a way to get 2B Neil Walker and OF Jose Tabata days off as well within a week.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Brandon Wood in lineup: Pittsburgh Pirates SS Brandon Wood is in the lineup Monday, April 25, and is playing third base with 3B Pedro Alvarez taking the...[+] day off. Wood is hitting sixth in the order. OF Steve Pearce is playing first base over 1B Lyle Overbay.
• 4/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Some interesting lineups – Nationals at Pirates: Nationals (10-10) at Pirates (9-12) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: MASN only This is the...
• 4/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Unhappy Easter at PNC: The Bucs fell to the Nats on a gloomy Easter afternoon in front of a sparse crowd on Sunday. The ugly performance by the Pirates...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay drives in two more runs: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs Saturday, April 23, against the Washington Nationals....[+] Overbay is up to 10 RBIs on the season, and he is 4-for-11 over his past three games to raise his average from .234 to .253 just since April 19.
• 4/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Hot start at home: The Bucs broke out of their slump and used a big first inning to take down the Nationals, starting this (delayed) homestand off...
• 4/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Start Off Road Trip on the Right Foot: Apparently all it took was the coldest day of the year for the Dodger offense to get hot, because they finally busted out for...
• 4/22 The "Mc" Effect: 15 Hits, Correia Complete Game Lift Pirates Over Reds: The Pittsburgh Pirates dominated the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. The offense followed up their best offensive output of the...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Pedro Alvarez batting seventh as part of lineup change: Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Pedro Alvarez was dropped to seventh in the order by manager Clint Hurdle, according to MLB.com's David...[+] Villavicencio. OF Garrett Jones took Alvarez's fifth spot in the lineup for action Tuesday, April 19, against the Florida Marlins. OF Andrew McCutchen led off and 1B Lyle Overbay hit third.
• 4/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs win a barnburner: What a wacky game. So many crazy thing happened in this one, and it swung back and forth so many times…it was both fun and...
• 4/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Electricity in the air: I could not possibly be any happier for Charlie Morton right now. What a performance. Complete game. 5 hits and 2 walks. 15 ground...
• 4/15 Buccos Buzz: Pirates at Reds: McCutchen Batting Leadoff, Lineup Changes: Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen will move to a spot in the batting order when the Pirates take on the Reds tonight. Having...
• 4/14 Buccos Buzz: Manager Hurdle Alters Lineup, Pedro Alvarez Gets Night Off: When the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Milwaukee Brewers tonight (7:05, Root Sports), they will be without struggling third baseman...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lineup shaken up: Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle tweaked his lineup Thursday, April 14, after the team has lost its last three games, according...[+] to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Colin Dunlap. 3B Pedro Alvarez is taking the day off and has just three hits in his last 19 at-bats without a home run. OF Steve Pearce is starting at third base and hitting fifth. 1B Lyle Overbay has been moved from the fourth spot to six in the lineup and OF Matt Diaz is hitting cleanup. C Chris Snyder will make his first start of the year and will hit seventh.
• 4/11 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Pittsburgh Pirates: The 2012 Contract Issues series kicks off with a look at the Pirates. Eligible For Free Agency (1) First baseman Lyle Overbay...
• 4/7 Fungoes.net: Sabermetric post-game notes: Pirates 3, Cardinals 1: Team R RC TB BB Pirates 3 6.7 18 2 Cardinals 1 2.5 10 2   Individual Performances Pirates Cardinals Starting-pitcher...
• 4/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Road warriors: The Pirates just won two series in a row for the first time since 2007. They opened the year with two straight road series wins...
• 4/6 Baseball Musings: Tip Top Pirates: The first five batters in the Pirates lineup Wednesday afternoon reached base at least twice, four of them collecting two hits...
• 4/6 Fungoes.net: Sabermetric post-game notes: Cardinals 3, Pirates 2: Team R RC TB BB Pirates 2 3.5 12 3 Cardinals 3 3.1 8 6   Individual Performances Pirates Cardinals Starting-pitcher...
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Toronto Blue Jays: The Blue Jays are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Jon Rauch, RP: one year, $3.75MM.  Includes...
• 4/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Blame Regis?: Alarming stuff yesterday if you saw the Regis and Kelly show: You may recall Regis made an eerily similar statement early last...
• 4/5 Redbird Dugout: Game 5: Cardinals 3, Pirates 2: Is that the hallelujah chorus I hear? No? Well it should be! The Cardinals eked one out tonight with a hit by Albert...
• 4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates on pace to finish 122-40 (and other week 1 fallacies): The season is underway, but we’re still in the midst of that delightful time – the first couple weeks – when anything seems...
• 4/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Running to a series victory: Clint Hurdle preached aggressive baserunning all spring, and several fans (myself included) were highly skeptical on how it was...
• 4/3 Buccos Buzz: Reliable Veterans Blow Lead for Bucs: Well, better to get that first loss out of the way in game two than game 162. The Pirates again turned in a solid overall outing...
• 4/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: A tough one to take: Ouch. It’s tough to lose a game like that after playing seven really solid innings of baseball, especially when you typically...
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Opening Day lineup : The Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day lineup Friday, April 1 will be as follows: OF Jose Tabata, 2B Neil Walker, OF Andrew McCutchen,...[+] 1B Lyle Overbay, 3B Pedro Alvarez, C Ryan Doumit, OF Garrett Jones, SS Ronny Cedeno and P Kevin Correia.
• 4/1 Buccos Buzz: Pirates’, Cubs’ Opening Day Lineups: The lineups and batting orders for the first game of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Opening Series against the Cubs have been announced....
• 4/1 Obstructed View: Series (and NL Central Team) Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Chicago Cubs (0-0): It's baseball time! Since the Pirates are the last team we have left to do and the first team the Cubs play, we're going to combine...
• 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: OPENING DAY GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Cubs: Pirates (0-0) at Cubs (0-0) 2:20 PM EST–Wrigley Field, Chicago Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN It’s...

• 3/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: On the way up: It’s not easy to identify a “rock bottom” of the Pirates’ 18-season losing streak, but you could certainly...
• 3/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Phillies 1: Here’s the box. On the mound: Charlie Morton looked AWESOME again. Man, is this great to see. Against a stacked Phils lineup,...
• 3/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Phillies 8, Pirates 5: Here’s the box. On the mound: Ross Ohlendorf finished up a dreadful spring with another bad outing: 4 innings, 4 earned...
• 3/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Michael Crotta makes team, roster essentially set: A source says that Michael Crotta has made the club after a strong spring. Good for Crotta – the sinkerballer quietly worked...
• 3/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Lineup construction: Yesterday, Clint Hurdle made his plans for the top of the lineup clear: Jose Tabata will lead off, Neil Walker will bat second,...
• 3/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY at Yankees: Last chance to see the Bucs on FSN: Pirates (10-18) at Yankees (11-14) 1:05 PM EST–Steinbrenner Field, Tampa Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: FSN, YES, MLB.tv...
• 3/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Orioles 11, Pirates 7: Here’s the box. The Pirates just can’t beat Baltimore this spring. On the mound: It was another rough day for Ross...
• 3/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Astros 10, Pirates 6: Here’s the box. On the mound: Brian Burres had his first subpar outing of the spring, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings....
• 3/20 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: NL Central – Pittsburgh Pirates: Pittsburgh Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen Pittsburgh Pirates (2010 record: 57-105) Notable additions: SP Kevin Correia, LF Matt Diaz,...
• 3/20 Buccos Buzz: Garrett Olson Bio: Pirates Claim LHP Off Waivers: On Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates added to their weakest position as Spring Training winds down: left-handed pitching. The team...
• 3/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/19: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox on Friday as both of the split-squads lost in their respective games. One squad was in Ft. Myers...
• 3/19 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 7, Red Sox 5: Here’s the box. On the mound: Kevin Correia looked good for four innings and struggled a bit in the fifth. Still, his final...
• 3/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/19: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox on Friday as both of the split-squads lost in their respective games. One squad was in Ft. Myers...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Midseason Trade Candidates: National League: We outlined our American League trade candidates here; let's head over to the National League. The Mets and Pirates strike me...
• 3/15 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2011: Pittsburgh Pirates: Two years ago, I started a series I called Playing Pepper, where I asked questions of bloggers of each major league team about...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/13: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox as they made the trip north to Bradenton to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and fell 9-4 on Sunday...
• 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/13: After pounding out 16 hits in a 9-2 win over the Florida Marlins at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers on Saturday, the Boston Red...
• 3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox News From The Fort - 3/13: Tough day for the Boston Red Sox as they made the trip north to Bradenton to play the Pittsburgh Pirates and fell 9-4 on Sunday...
• 3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News From the Fort - 3/13: After pounding out 16 hits in a 9-2 win over the Florida Marlins at City of Palms Park in Ft. Myers on Saturday, the Boston Red...
• 3/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates lose twice: Phillies game box // Blue Jays game box Not a good day for the Bucs. On the mound: Ross Ohlendorf allowed four runs. He was hurt...
• 3/11 Jason's Baseball Blog: Season Preview – NL Central: Time to look at the 6 team NL Central division. You can also take a look at my previews of the AL East, AL Central, AL West,...
• 3/11 Buccos Buzz: Offense Falls Short As Pirates Lose Barn Burner vs. Orioles: Scoring eight runs is generally encouraging for a Pittsburgh Pirates’ team featuring all of its starters aside from Andrew...
• 3/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Orioles: Orioles (5-5) at Pirates (6-7) 7:05 PM EST–McKechnie Field, Bradenton Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: FSN, MLB Network Bucs...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Feliz, Pavano, Mets, Overbay: Links for Thursday, before Cy Young Award winners Roy Halladay and C.C. Sabathia face off in Florida... Yahoo's Jeff Passan...
• 3/9 Buccos Buzz: Pirates, Yankees Meet Again: In a rematch of a different meaningless game earlier this spring, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees will match up...
• 3/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Twins 2: Here’s the box. On the mound: Brian Burres continued his solid spring with two perfect innings. Rudy Owens had a rough outing:...
• 3/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Rays: Rays (1-7) at Pirates (5-5) 1:05 PM EST–McKechnie Field, Bradenton Audio Link On the mound: Ross Ohlendorf, Evan Meek, Jose...
• 3/7 Baseball Musings: Over Praising Overbay: Via BBTF, Ken Fidlin at the Toronto Sun think the Pirates signing Lyle Overbay could be one of the best deals of the off season....
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Giambi, Thornton, Indians, Marlins: Links for Sunday, as Opening Day inches a little closer.... Jason Giambi may have been joking when he informed Troy Renck...
• 3/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Phillies 3: Here’s the box. At the plate: Neil Walker hit a 2-run homer, his first of the spring. Lyle Overbay, John Bowker, and Ryan...
• 3/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Phillies: Pirates (4-4) at Phillies (4-3) 1:05 PM EST–Bright House Field, Clearwater Here is the MLB.com Gameday Audio on Pirates.com...
• 3/3 The Daily Catch: Most RBIs Without An AB: This series of posts will be some strange or interesting statistics. I got this idea from Baseball-Reference’s Blog. And...
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay making changes: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay plans to be more aggressive early in the count this year and is focusing on a couple of mechanical...[+] issues to make him more productive in 2011, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. 'I'm fouling pitches off that I should be driving,' Overbay said. 'For me, it's my upper half staying tall. Now, I'm not feeling like I have to cheat, and I don't have to foul those pitches off. It's a work in progress.'
• 3/2 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, First Basemen: The five year look at PMR using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with first basemen. Here is the data for the...
• 3/1 B-R Blog: Which Red Sox Game Was Featured in ‘The Town’?: Note: What follows is the complete text of an email sent to us by B-R reader David Matchett, so all credit for this research goes...

• 2/28 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Split Split-Squad Games: The Pittsburgh Pirates were 1-1 in Spring Training entering today. The team will end the day with the same .500 winning percentage....
• 2/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: The split-squad split: Orioles 6, Pirates 4 // Pirates 6, Rays 5: Raise it…kinda… Orioles game boxscore // Rays game boxscore On the mound: Paul Maholm allowed a run in both of his...
• 2/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Rays…again: Rays (1-0) at Pirates (0-1) 1:05 PM EST–McKechnie Field, Bradenton Here is the MLB.com Gameday Radio: WPGB / Pirates Radio...
• 2/26 The Daily Catch: Most RBIs Without An AB: This series of posts will be some strange or interesting statistics. I got this idea from Baseball-Reference’s Blog. And...
• 2/26 Buccos Buzz: Battle for Rotation Spot Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 in today’s Spring Training game. Both teams fielded what could resemble...
• 2/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Rays 9, Pirates 5: Here’s the box. On the mound: Charlie Morton got off to a nice start, pitching two scoreless innings. He allowed one hit...
• 2/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Rays: Pirates (0-0) at Rays (0-0) 1:05 PM EST–Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte Here is the MLB.com Gameday Radio: WPGB Now...
• 2/24 Baseball Press: Not With a Ten-Foot Pole: First Basemen: Adam Lind is hoping to rebound and post numbers from 2009. (Getty)With fantasy drafts hitting full stride over the next few weeks,...
• 2/24 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Preseason Grades: Corner Infield: When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed former Toronto Blue Jay Lyle Overbay to a one-year/$5 million deal this offseason, the team...
• 2/23 Call to the Pen: On the Plus and Minus: The Pittsburgh Pirates: If you missed last week's column, and are wondering what this series is all about, you can read about it here. Last week, I...
• 2/19 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates: Andrew McCutchen leads a young but improving Pirates lineup. (Getty)Newly-hired Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, after...
• 2/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: An early guess at the Opening Day roster: With workouts under way and discussions about roster positioning starting to heat up, I figured I’d take a shot and see...
• 2/17 Blog Red Machine: 2011 Preview: Pittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates fall under the scope today on BRM. We pretty much agree on some things, too. Shocking......
• 2/16 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : NL Central Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates: Team:  Pittsburgh Pirates Predicted Finish:  5th Key Additions: Kevin Correia, Lyle Overbay, Matt Diaz, Scott...
• 2/16 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Pittsburgh Pirates: One of the more enjoyable aspects of fantasy baseball is that even the bad teams can have very valuable assets to own. Such is...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay arrives early: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay arrived at camp Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Biertempfel reports....[+]
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Kevin Correia, SP: two years, $8MM. Club...
• 2/14 The "Mc" Effect: Hot Corner Alvarez: First of all, let me say how great it feels to know that the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball season is finally (unofficially,...
• 2/14 The "Mc" Effect: Hot Corner Alvarez: First of all, let me say how great it feels to know that the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball season is finally (unofficially,...
• 2/12 Call to the Pen: Where Did All The Good Third Basemen Go?: Yesterday, I had my first two fantasy baseball drafts of 2011. I didn't go in with too much of a concrete plan--I'm not that hardcore...
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: The Extreme Rarity of First Base Prospects: When we think of first basemen, we think of big guys with lots of power and little defensive skill, like Ryan Howard or Prince...
• 2/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Milledge to White Sox: The White Sox signed Lastings Milledge to a minor league deal today, and he may have a decent shot to make the club. As I said...
• 2/7 Call to the Pen: The Atlanta Braves System: If you're reading this, that means I've finished my rundowns of the farm systems of the teams in four of the six MLB divsions. I...

• 1/31 The Process Report: Keys to Contention: First Base: Replacing Carlos Pena looked tougher before the Rays won the division despite the lovable first baseman hitting .196/.325/.407....
• 1/31 PaulLebowitz.com: Teetering: Barring anything miraculous in the positive or negative sense, there are teams that we pretty much know their collective fates....
• 1/22 The Captain's Blog: AL East Roundup: All’s Well That Ends Wells in Toronto; Red Sox Reunion in Tampa; Baltimore Courting Vlad: For much of the offseason, all eyes in the A.L. East have been focused at the top as the Red Sox gobbled up high-priced free agents...
• 1/18 Baseball Musings: There Ain’t no Sanity Clause: Jayson Stark looks at the most unusual clauses in contracts signed this winter. I like what Pittsburgh did: They’ve signed...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Pirates, Pujols, Rasmus, Wandy: The fact that the Pirates haven't had a winning season since 1992 isn't stopping new manager Clint Hurdle from aiming high in...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | No platoon for Lyle Overbay: The Pittsburgh Pirates do not appear to be considering a platoon situation with 1B Lyle Overbay and another right-handed hitting...[+] first baseman, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch.
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Jeff Clement falling down depth chart: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Jeff Clement is a long shot to make the big league roster out of Spring Training now that the team has 1B...[+] Garrett Atkins, 1B Lyle Overbay, OF Steve Pearce, 3B Andy Marte and 3B Josh Fields, according to MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. 'You don't want to ever say a player has missed it,' general manager Neal Huntington said of Clement. 'The potential is still there. We have seen the raw power. We still see the things that we liked when we acquired him as part of the five players that we got from Seattle. But there may be some things out of his control.'
• 1/3 The Sporting Hippeaux: The Payoff (2011 Milwaukee Brewers): A couples weeks back, Brewers GM, Doug Melvin, stunned the mainstream sportswriting world by landing the top pitcher in this year's...

• 12/28 The "Mc" Effect: Early Expectations - Pirates Rotation, Part 1: I'm launching my first "look forward to 2011" series pretty early this year. This series of posts is going to take a close look...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: New Look For Pirates' Bench: There are always many ways for 105-loss teams to improve and last year's Pittsburgh Pirates are no exception. GM Neal Huntington...
• 12/23 The "Mc" Effect: 2011 Lineups: The Pirates have made a handful of moves this off season that will have an impact on what their major league team looks like in...
• 12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Sign Garrett Atkins: The Pirates announced that they signed Garrett Atkins to a minor league contract and invited him to Spring Training. He'll earn...
• 12/23 Call to the Pen: Pittsburgh’s Perplexing Offseason: In spite of the Pirates’ continued futility the last couple of years, I’ve been a staunch defender of GM Neal Huntington...
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Spending Details By Team: MLB teams have made over $1.2 billion in salary commitments so far this offseason, according to data compiled by MLBTR. The seven...
• 12/20 Obstructed View: Cubs Blog Roundtable, Part 1: Over the next couple months we'll post some topics here that I sent to Tim from Aisle 424, Adam from And Counting, berselius from...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/12/10 - 12/19/10: It's been a busy seven days since last Sunday. Let's look back at the top stories from last week: Doubters of a Cliff Lee...
• 12/18 Call to the Pen: TWiP (12/18): The Yankees and Red Sox Systems: Welcome to the December 18, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects! We’re approximately 15 weeks away from the start of...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Phillies, Uggla, Carmona: On this date six years ago, a three-team trade that would have sent Randy Johnson and Kazuhisa Ishii to the Yankees, Shawn ...
• 12/17 Pittsburgh Lumber Co: Why Overbay’s signing should not keep Bowker, Pearce off the field: Many Pirates fans were angry when the team signed Lyle Overbay earlier this week, because he will likely take playing time from...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay to be primary first baseman: Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay is expected to serve as the team's primary first baseman next season, with OF Garrett Jones...[+] likely moving into a platoon in right field with OF Matt Diaz, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Bill Brink. Jones will likely play mostly against right-handed pitchers.
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Lyle Overbay's deal: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lyle Overbay signed a one-year, $5 million deal, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's...[+] Rob Biertempfel reports.
• 12/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Now starting at first base…Lyle Overbay?: Yep. The Pirates signed the 34-year old lefty to a one year, $5 million contract Tuesday, making yet another addition to the heap...
• 12/14 The Biz of Baseball: Rangers React to Losing Cliff Lee: Returning to the city of brotherly love, Cliff Lee stunned his two most ardent pursuers, the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. ...
• 12/14 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Repercussions of Phil Lee: The fallout from Cliff Lee signing with Philadelphia can be heard today from Texas to New York to Boston and everywhere in between....
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Sign Lyle Overbay: The Pirates signed first baseman Lyle Overbay to a one-year deal, the team announced.  The statement from GM Neal Huntington: "Lyle...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay signs: The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Blue Jays) to an undisclosed deal Tuesday, Dec. 14, according to CSNWashington.com's...[+] Mark Zuckerman.
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Lyle Overbay: Updating a previous item, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed 1B Lyle Overbay to a one-year deal Tuesday, Dec. 14, according to The...[+] Sports Network. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Talking With Lyle Overbay: The Pirates have been talking with free agent first baseman Lyle Overbay, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  He says it's...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Lyle Overbay in talksThe Pittsburgh Pirates are in talks with free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Blue Jays), FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates are in talks with free-agent 1B Lyle Overbay (Blue Jays), FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 12/10 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Guerrier, McCutchen, Blue Jays, Punto: Some news tidbits as we head into the weekend... The Red Sox have made an offer to reliever Matt Guerrier, reports WEEI.com's...

• 11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay not given arbitrationThe Toronto Blue Jays did not offer salary arbitration to 1B Lyle Overbay, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chrisholm. ...[+] The Toronto Blue Jays did not offer salary arbitration to 1B Lyle Overbay, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chrisholm.
• 11/16 Fungoes.net: Best free agents that Elias forgot: Jim Thome had a higher two-year average WAR than 66 Elias-ranked players. This past week we’ve written about how...
• 11/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: What about Vlad, and other Yankee DH possibilities: With yet another long-coveted (by me) hitter hitting the free agent market, I'd be remiss if I didn't at least broach the idea...
• 11/6 Call to the Pen: The Top 100 MLB Prospects 2010: #30-21: Welcome to the November 6, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects, which happens to be the antepenultimate edition of my top 100...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Four declare free agency: Toronto Blue Jays RP Scott Downs, 1B Lyle Overbay, C John Buck and RP Jason Frasor have declared free agency, according to CBSSports.com....[+]

• 10/27 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Leo Nunez, Manny Ramirez, James Shields, and More Bobby V: In 2003, the Detroit Tigers lost an American League record 119 games. As the World Series begins tonight, the San Francisco Giants...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Derrek Lee: With his roster losing player after player due to injury, Braves GM Frank Wren swung a deal with the Cubs that brought two-time...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Overbay Prepared To Hit Open Market: Despite a strong finish to the 2010 campaign, first baseman Lyle Overbay is unsure if he has a future with the Blue Jays, writes...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For First Basemen: First base is a place for offense, and the free agent market offers plenty of options.  The Orioles, Red Sox, Rays, Blue Jays,...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Notes: Overbay, Encarnacion, Bautista: Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos met with reporters for an extended media session today, speaking about a wide range of topics. MLB.com's...

• 9/29 Call to the Pen: What’s Next: Adam Dunn, Angels Targets, and More: There appears to be an increasing likelihood that slugging first baseman Adam Dunn will be leaving the Washington Nationals...
• 9/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Blue Jays VI: Oh, it's you again: The Yankees and Blue Jays meet in Toronto for what feels like the 300,000th time this season though in actuality will be the sixth...
• 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Jays Relievers Open-Minded As Free Agency Nears: Potential free agents sit down with MLBTR. The numbers Kevin Gregg, Scott Downs and Jason Frasor have posted this year will...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Edwin Encarnacion: Edwin Encarnacion will enter his final year of arbitration eligibility this winter, and will be an interesting case for the Toronto...
• 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Adam LaRoche: Earlier in the summer, Adam LaRoche and the Diamondbacks had preliminary discussions about an extension, but that was before...
• 9/21 Jason's Baseball Blog: Original Draft Series: #2 – Arizona Diamondbacks: For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here. Team #2: Arizona Diamondbacks...
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: D'Backs GM, Torre, Crisp: Links for Monday night, as Brandon Beachy pitches against the Phillies in the biggest game of his life.... Ed Price of...
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay goes deep Thursday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay hit his 18th home run of the year in a losing effort Thursday, Sept. 9, according to The Associated...[+] Press.
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Lewis LewK: Colby Lewis strikes out eight Blue Jays batters in 6 1/3 innings Thursday night as the Rangers win 4-2. That brings the strikeout...
• 9/8 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Carlos Pena: Although he has remained the starting first baseman for the second-best team in baseball, Carlos Pena hasn't enjoyed one of his...
• 9/6 NY Baseball Digest: Is Ike Davis the Answer?: Ike Davis was brought up in late April and immediately made his presence felt. Whether it was with early home runs, over the rail...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay drives in three runs Saturday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay went 2-for-3 with a double, home run, three RBIs and a walk against the New York Yankees Saturday,...[+] Sept. 4, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay returns Friday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay (head) returned to the lineup Friday, Sept. 3, after missing a week with a 'heavy head' and...[+] other head-injury symptoms, according to MLB.com's Thomas Boorstein. A CT scan and other tests showed that Overbay did not suffer a concussion.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay may return this weekend: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay (eye) was out of the lineup for the fifth consecutive game Wednesday, Sept. 1, due to a left...[+] eye contusion. Associated Press writer Fred Goodall reported Overbay could return this weekend.
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Rumors: Overbay, Victor Martinez: The Red Sox are seven games out in the wild card, with a 6.3% chance at the playoffs according to Baseball Prospectus.  However,...

• 8/31 The UpperCard Network: Players Blocked From Waiver Trades: Today’s waiver trade deadline doesn’t sense to be a huge event, after yesterday’s completion of the White Sox...
• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay still out: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay (illness) missed his third straight game Monday, Aug. 30, due to an illness, and he's undergoing...[+] tests, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay misses game Saturday due to illness: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay (illness) was told to stay home Saturday, Aug. 28, due to illness, according to MLB.com's Jordan...[+] Bastian. OF Adam Lind started at first base against the Detroit Tigers in his place.
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Strasburg, Girardi, Padres: Waiting for the news on Manny Ramirez? Jon Heyman of SI.com says we'll know by 12:30 CDT today if anyone claimed the slugger....
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/22 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Delight - 8/22: Editor's note: Per the usual on Sunday, we'll be combining the recap post with the lineup post for the day. If it wasn't for...
• 8/22 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 20: This is up pretty late tonight, so it's going to be brief. I'm busy entertaining some guests this weekend, so the post may be...
• 8/21 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 20: This is up pretty late tonight, so it's going to be brief. I'm busy entertaining some guests this weekend, so the post may be...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Heilman, Overbay, Delgado, Reds: As Nationals fans cross their fingers about Stephen Strasburg, here's some news from around the majors... Aaron Heilman...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/21: After getting s**** 16-2 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in game two of a three-game set against the Toronto...
• 8/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/21: After getting s**** 16-2 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in game two of a three-game set against the Toronto...
• 8/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay drives in seven runs Friday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a career-high seven RBIs and three runs scored against the...[+] Boston Red Sox Friday, Aug. 20, according to The Associated Press. It was his ninth career multihomer game and second of the season.
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: The Nationals' 2011 First Baseman: Adam Dunn's defensive limitations are under scrutiny again today after a pair of plays he failed to make in last night's 1-0 loss...
• 8/20 Baseball Musings: Blow Out Shutouts: Three games in the American League are being won by lopsided scores as they move into the late innings. Armado Galarraga finished...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Gammons On Papelbon, Ramirez, Overbay: The venerable Peter Gammons appeared on WEEI's The Big Show to discuss a few Red Sox-related hot stove topics.  WEEI.com's Sam...
• 8/13 SOX & Dawgs: Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/13: It looked like the Boston Red Sox were going to tie a franchise record with eight wins in a season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto....
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay out Thursday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay took the day off Thursday, Aug. 12, with OF Adam Lind taking over at first base, according to...[+] The Associated Press.
• 8/12 The UpperCard Network: Lyle Overbay Clears Waivers, Rays A Good Fit?: Lyle Overbay has cleared waivers and is now free to be traded to any team, reports FOX Sports.Com’s Jon Paul Morosi. Morosi...
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Lyle Overbay Clears Waivers: Lyle Overbay cleared waivers, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The first baseman has about $2MM remaining on his contract...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay clears trade waivers: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay cleared trade waivers, according to a major league source, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports....[+]
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/10: After a split with their bitter rivals the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border to take on the Toronto...
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/10: After a split with their bitter rivals the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox head north of the border to take on the Toronto...
• 8/7 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Dunn, Red Sox, Rays, Reds: Let's dive into the latest edition of Full Count by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.. Rival executives still can't figure out what...
• 8/7 The UpperCard Network: Full Count: Dunn, Lowell, Reds, Rays: FOX Sports.Com’s Ken Rosenthal has the latest on future moves in baseball in his latest edition of Full Count: Teams are...
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay double wins Friday game: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay hit a game-winning double Friday, Aug. 6, according to The Associated Press, to give his team...[+] a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Review – Roy Oswalt to the Phillies: The saga has finally wound itself up, with SP Roy Oswalt accepting a trade on Thursday afternoon and waiving his no-trade clause....
• 8/4 MLBTradeRumors: The Cubs' Offseason: The Cubs have had a brutal year, and fans are already thinking ahead to the offseason and preparing for 2011.  Here's what the...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Trade Candidates: AL East: Last year, Ronnie Belliard, Jose Contreras, Jon Garland, Scott Kazmir, Jon Rauch, Billy Wagner, Bill Hall, Ivan Rodriguez, Aubrey...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Haven't Approached Overbay About Deals: The Blue Jays are considering many deals, but as of 10am CST, they have not approached Lyle Overbay about any trades. The first...
• 7/29 Call to the Pen: Astros/Blue Jays Trade Analysis: Anthony Gose for Brett Wallace: After the Roy Oswalt trade earlier today (which I analyzed here), the Houston Astros stayed active, almost immediately trading...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Blue Jays, Francoeur, Carrasco: Big names have traditionally been traded on July 29th, including Cliff Lee and Mark Teixeira in recent years.  Perhaps today...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Not pursuing Russell Branyan, Lyle Overbay: The Detroit Tigers are not pursuing Seattle Mariners 1B Russell Branyan or Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay as the trade deadline...[+] approaches, according to FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay's homer wins game one of double dip: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay hit a two-run homer in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday, July 25, according to The Associated...[+] Press, and it helped the team to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
• 7/25 Baseball Musings: Action Jackson: Austin Jackson just tripled leading off the bottom of the eighth inning to give himself three quarters of the cycle. He just needs...
• 7/25 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 25: Position Players: ss Yunel Escobar – Doubleheader 1b Lyle Overbay – Doubleheader 3b Edwin Encarnacion – Doubleheader of...
• 7/23 MLBTradeRumors: Lyle Overbay Has No-Trade Clause: Lyle Overbay has a no-trade clause, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). The first baseman still has $2.8MM...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay's no-trade clause a non-factor: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay has a partial no-trade clause in his contract, but one source doesn't expect it to be an issue...[+] because the teams looking for first basemen aren't among the teams, FOXSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports.
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Discussed Cantu, LaRoche: Jorge Cantu and Adam LaRoche are among the names the Angels have discussed, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Those veteran...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Teams Scouting John Buck?: A slew of scouts attended last night's Blue Jays-Royals game in Kansas City, reports Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun.  The Tigers,...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available First Basemen: Several contenders might be looking for help at first base, including the Rockies, Angels, Giants, and Rangers.  Potentially...
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Five homer Thursday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista, OF Fred Lewis, OF Adam Lind, C Jose Molina and 1B Lyle Overbay all homered in a winning effort...[+] Thursday, July 8, according to The Associated Press. Bautista leads the majors with 23 home runs. Lewis hit his fifth homer of the season and third leadoff home run. Lind now has 11 homers on the year. Overbay has 10 homers this year and Molina's home run was his first. Bautista has hit two home runs in as many days.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Three hit home runs Tuesday: Toronto Blue Jays OF Dewayne Wise hit a two-run home run while 1B Lyle Overbay and 3B Edwin Encarnacion each hit solo home runs...[+] Tuesday, July 6, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/4 My Pinstripes: Thames Game Winner A Holiday Delight: The Yankees did a lot of things wrong this afternoon, but all could be (relatively) forgotten after Marcus Thames singled home...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay collects 1,000th hitToronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay collected his 1,000th career hit Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay collected his 1,000th career hit Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press.

• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Will Avoid Rental Players: Giants GM Brian Sabean is searching for a bat, reports Jeff Fletcher of AOL FanHouse.  But here's Sabean explaining his limitation: "We...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay has little luck against Fausto Carmona: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay was 0-for-1 with two walks off Cleveland Indians SP Fausto Carmona Tuesday, June 29. The Associated...[+] Press reported Overbay is hitting .083 (1-of-12) in his career against Carmona.
• 6/12 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 11): Borbon's performance is rising as his ownership drops? (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay makes adjustment with feet: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay made some adjustments with his feet in the batter's box, which has helped him hit .405 (15-for-37)...[+] in the last 10 games, according to MLB.com's Chris Girandola. 'I finally noticed something about the way I was moving my foot and decided to try it in the cage. It felt good when I made the changes, and I didn't do anything that game, but after that, it's been pretty good,' Overbay said.
• 6/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay moved up in order: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay went 0-for-3 hitting sixth Tuesday, June 8, after hitting .382 (13-for-34) in nine straight...[+] games as the No. 7 hitter, according to MLB.com's Tom Singer.
• 6/9 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: Several contenders could use a boost in the slugging department, especially the Padres and A's.  Let's take a look at potentially...
• 6/5 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 10): This speedster is no longer hurting your average (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 6/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Are the Toronto Blue Jays for real?: The following is a guest post from huge Yankee fan and friend of Yankeeist Eric Mollo. Mollo previously bantered with me last...

• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay homers twice Saturday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay had two home runs Saturday, May 29, in a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The Associated...[+] Press reported Overbay has six home runs this season and eight multihomer games in his career.
• 5/30 TetreaultVision: Take Me Back from the Ballgame May 29, 2010: No Previews today, busy day on this Sunday before Memorial Day. Hope you are enjoying a fantastic weekend of baseball. 13 Cleveland...
• 5/29 Baseball Musings: Power Dependence: The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Orioles 5-2, all five of their runs scoring on four home runs. Vernon Wells broke a 2-2 tie...
• 5/29 Baseball Musings: Power Dependence: The Toronto Blue Jays downed the Orioles 5-2, all five of their runs scoring on four home runs. Vernon Wells broke a 2-2 tie...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay dropped in batting order: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay was dropped from fifth to seventh in the batting order against the Baltimore Orioles Friday,...[+] May 28, according to The Associated Press. He went hitless in three at-bats, dropping his season average to .197.
• 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: Discussion: Lyle Overbay: Much has been written over the last few years about Vernon Wells' immovable contract, but besides that significant commitment...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Could Be Buyers Later This Summer: It's early, but the powerful Blue Jays are playing better than most people expected them to. GM Alex Anthopoulos told MLB.com's...
• 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: If The Blue Jays Become Buyers: The Blue Jays are 24-17, five games back in the AL East.  They're only two back of the Yankees for the wild card lead.  The...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Four homer Tuesday: Toronto Blue Jays 3B Edwin Encarnacion, OF Vernon Wells, 2B Aaron Hill and 1B Lyle Overbay all homered in a winning effort Tuesday,...[+] May 18, according to The Associated Press. Wells now has 11 homers this season. His homer was also his 203rd career blast, tying him for second on the team's all-time list for home runs.
• 5/18 Baseball Musings: To Err is Overbay: Lyle Overbay makes two errors on one play as the Blue Jays have trouble fielding the ball in the top of the fourth. Mauer singled...
• 5/17 Birds with Balls: Jays respectable start stems from unexpected sources: I don’t think anyone would have believed you if you claimed the Jays could be 23-16 with these names doing so poorly: Rk Pos AB H HR BB SO BA OPS+ ▾ 7 DH Adam...
• 5/17 Baseball Musings: To Err is Overbay: Lyle Overbay makes two errors on one play as the Blue Jays have trouble fielding the ball in the top of the fourth. Mauer singled...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay drives in three runs Friday: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay went 3-for-3 Friday, May 14, against the Texas Rangers, with a double, home run, three RBIs,...[+] two walks and two runs scored, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/12 Birds with Balls: Power Pace: Another blast by John Buck and Alex Gonzalez last night. John Buck:  7hr, on pace for 36 (**** 140 games) Alex Gonzalez:...
• 5/12 Birds with Balls: Overbay’s Slump: Lyle Overbay has looked pretty rough so far this year. On the positive side – if he had managed only 6 more hits up until...
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Won't rush Brett Wallace: The Toronto Blue Jays don't plan on rushing 3B Brett Wallace to the big leagues in order to take over at first base for 1B Lyle...[+] Overbay, according to the National Post's John Lott. 'I told Brett, the plan is for him to be in Vegas the entire year,' general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. 'Obviously things can always change, but we don't want him looking at the box scores or trying to hit five home runs in a game to force our hand, or think that he's going to force our hand. We want him to continue to get his development.' Wallace is hitting .295 with 10 home runs and 26 RBIs for Triple-A Las Vegas. Anthopoulos is confident that Overbay, who is hitting .172, will snap out of his slump.
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay to remain first baseman: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay will remain the team's starting first baseman despite his offensive struggles this year, according...[+] to the National Post's John Lott. Manager Cito Gaston said Overbay will continue to start as long as the team is playing well. Overbay entered the game Monday, May 10, hitting .177 with a .271 on-base percentage.
• 5/2 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Blue Jays, Dunn, Washburn, Dukes: In his column today for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo explores the effect of Arizona's controversial immigration law on baseball....

• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Morosi On Washburn, Tigers, Vernon Wells: A few links from Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports... MLBTR's Luke Adams summed up the latest on the unsigned starting pitchers...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Blue Jays | Lyle Overbay drives in four: Toronto Blue Jays 1B Lyle Overbay went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs Monday, April 26, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Zobrist, Pierzynski, Lowe, Padres: Links for Friday... Ben Zobrist said signing his extension was a "no-brainer," according to Marc Topkin of The St. Petersburg...