Poll Time: Will Lyle Overbay be Traded by the Deadline?

by Tom Dakers on Jul 24, 2010 10:43 AM EDT in Fun

Lyle, as you likely all know, started the season with as cold a bat as you'll ever see. May came and he did hit 5 home runs, but he still wasn't hitting great. In June the average and on base came up but no power. This month he has put it all together, hitting .323/.380/.538. Through it all he defense has, as always, been great.

There are a few teams looking for help at first base, but then there are a bunch of them available for trade. Lyle is one of the good guys, I'd be sorry to see him go, but on the flip side I'd like to see Brett Wallace.

Remember the question is not 'do you want to see him traded' but 'will he be traded'.

Update: Oh right, I should have mentioned the 'no trade claus' that has caused a bit of an blogosphere uproar. To me? A total non-issue. No way does Lyle block a trade to a contender. He knows he's not here next year, why not play in a pennant race for a couple of months and showcase yourself before free agency? He'd be a fool not to.

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Will Lyle Overbay be traded by the deadline?

Yes

138 votes

No

150 votes

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unforunately no

Overbay has a full no trade clause and he isn’t much of an upgrade over ANY 1B.

HEADING STRAIGHT FOR THEM, I PRESS DOWN MAH GUNS!

by BenjiDoc on Jul 24, 2010 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

I dont see the no trade being a problem? Overbay is going to veto a trade to a contender to stay with a team that he knows he has no future with because of Wallace?

Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...

by JohnnyG on Jul 24, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Like I have said before, Overbay will most likely be a waiver trade. Overbay has been playing consistently better lately, and some team will want his defense for the playoffs. The longer any team waits to get Overbay, the less they will have to pay his salary for the remainder of the year, but he will definitely be gone. No doubts.

by Joey P on Jul 24, 2010 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

I agree with him most likely being a waiver trade

Ball.

by Casusby on Jul 24, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions

He'll be moved

Pretty simple. Wood for Overbay+ cash. Wood can fill in at short while Escobar is out, Wallace gets some playing time, Wood and Encarnacion can fight over 3b for next year. The Angels also get a slick fielding and currently hot hitting 1b for a player that could be DFA at any moment and add zero in payroll. This would be huge upgrade over Kevin freakin Fransden.

by Stoiber on Jul 24, 2010 6:46 PM EDT reply actions