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[Chris B]

@TradeDeadliner: It's expected that Lyle Overbay will be a #Red or #Orioles by day's end. #dbacks

[Coker]

In order to keep this a family site...

Idiotic. That is it.

[Mackus]

Don't we have enough average-hitting 1B types already?

This rumor doesn't make any sense, as such, I'll choose to believe it is inaccurate.

[Russ]

Don't we have enough average-hitting 1B types already?

This rumor doesn't make any sense, as such, I'll choose to believe it is inaccurate.

Thome didn't make much sense either.

[erb8472]

Thome didn't make much sense either.

He made more sense than Lyle Overbay does.

[Russ]

He made more sense than Lyle Overbay does.

I'm just pointing out that things don't need to make a ton of sense for DD.

[Coker]

So should we assume that Thome is headed to the DL? Or is one of the CI's about to be traded?

[SammyBirdland]

Does Dan realize that there are other bases on the diamond besides first base?

[fishteacher]

This is my response to Lyle Overbay as an Oriole...

[Why Not?]

.367 OPB this year, higher than any Oriole regular. Just sayin'

[JeremyStrain]

So should we assume that Thome is headed to the DL? Or is one of the CI's about to be traded?

None really have any trade value. If he heats up you could see Reynolds moved next month, but I think Thome is done for the year, Davis will stay in LF which could in theory open up some PT for Overbay. They are serious about improving OBP right now.

[fishteacher]

None really have any trade value. If he heats up you could see Reynolds moved next month, but I think Thome is done for the year, Davis will stay in LF which could in theory open up some PT for Overbay. They are serious about improving OBP right now.

What about his average w/ RISP? THAT is where we need help IMO!

[JeremyStrain]

What about his average w/ RISP? THAT is where we need help IMO!

Agree completely, which will come with high average hitters. Unfortunately team MO is OBP focused and not AVG focused, so that's not necessarily going to change.

[Mackus]

Agree completely, which will come with high average hitters. Unfortunately team MO is OBP focused and not AVG focused, so that's not necessarily going to change.

Walks with RISP will lead to more PAs with RISP. Even if the average doesn't improve, the total runs scored would.

[Coker]

Overbay has 82 AB's against righties this year. He is strictly a platoon player right now. And he was not good last year against RHP (.677 OPS, with a .314 OBP).

Just seems like a waste.

[mweb08]

What about his average w/ RISP? THAT is where we need help IMO!

You don't trade for something that isn't really a skill. You can trade for good hitters and expect that they'll also be good hitters with RISP, but there's no point in trading for someone who is hitting better with RISP than he does otherwise because that is in all likelyhood, just a statistical variance that will come back to the norm at some point.

[mweb08]

BTW, the Yanks are only hitting .240 with RISP. 5 points better than the O's.

[JeremyStrain]

You don't trade for something that isn't really a skill. You can trade for good hitters and expect that they'll also be good hitters with RISP, but there's no point in trading for someone who is hitting better with RISP than he does otherwise because that is in all likelyhood, just a statistical variance that will come back to the norm at some point.

Hit tool is a skill. Can't BB in every run. Whether RISP or not, more hit tool = more hits.

[mweb08]

Hit tool is a skill. Can't BB in every run. Whether RISP or not, more hit tool = more hits.

I think that's what I said just with a clarification that hitting in RISP vs how one normally hits is generally not a skill.

[NewMarketSean]

Unless they trade Reynolds, an Overbay/Reynolds platoon at 1B would be promising.

Overbay vs RHP - .859 OPS
Reynolds vs LHP - 866 OPS

Granted, these are both SSS. And I wouldn't give up anything of value for Overbay who was DFA'ed. But it could give us some stability at 1B for the remainder of the year.