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Jonathan Sisk
paul goldschmidt
not_brooks
Paul Goldschmidt…
Dodgersarelife
NOOOO he was supposed to be a dodger… no this is good now ned won’t sign him to a 2 year 15 million contract
EdinsonPickle
Cash 4 Gold.
Connor Donovan
Paul Goldschmidt.
Jacob Viets
That’s a mistake unless Overbay wants $2,000,000 or less.
snaketrain
prolly not a huge market for overbay otherwise…i can’t imagine much downside to this.
Jacob Viets
I’m just saying that his WAR (Wins Above Replacement) was at .2 with the D-Backs last year and had a WAR of -.7 with the Pirates so I don’t see him as valuable to a team.
azdsnd
As a pinch-hit bat, you could do a lot worse than Overbay. His stint was the Pirates was genuinely horrible, but he’s been reliable over larger samples at the plate, even if he’s never truly been an above-average regular at first. And WAR is pretty misleading for pinch hitters. Players across the big-leagues see their offensive production drop significantly over pinch-hitting opportunities.
Blink
Bill Goldberg?
bla
Now just add Troy Glaus and you have the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays infield that was good enough to finish 3rd in the AL East (back in the day).
bomberj11
“D’Backs Have Made Offer To Lyle Overbay”
And Lyle Overbay is surprised.
Ian_Smell
What do you know, the Dbacks offered Overbay a deal. Wonder if he’s going to accept it.”
-Lyle Overbay
goner
Actually, I’m surprised that the D’backs waited so long to make an offer. Aging first basemen with the range of a statue and diminishing bat speed don’t exactly grow on trees.
eeee12
Unless you are at U.S. Cellular Field
Fred Draper
Just goes to show you that if you play your cards right, are good in the clubhouse, respectful to your teammates and management, you can stick around baseball for a loooong time.
Good for Lyle.
Jose_Bautista
Wow!