Lyle Overbay News

Hot rumors and cool talk for Tuesday afternoon around the Hot Stove: For Mariners, first things first Nick Johnson's on-base percentage -- .477 in 35 games with Florida following his trade from Washington -- has made him one of the most popular players on the free-agent market, and the latest to look into him are the Mariners, who will need a first ...

Across the major leagues, assorted teams are imagining a future with and without Roy Halladay.

It's a term that's been thrown around quite often during this week's MLB hot stove a '"hometown discount." For those unfamiliar with the term, a hometown discount is when a player takes a bit of a pay cut to play in the city that they grew up in, has family in, or is where they started their career.

The Chicago Cubs still want to send Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays. The latest is a three-team deal in which the Blue Jays send first baseman Lyle Overbay to the New York Mets, the Mets send second baseman Luis Castillo to the Cubs and the Jays wind up with Bradley.

While Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said Wednesday he had no comment on negotiations with first baseman Russell Branyan, a report circulated out of the general manager's meetings in Chicago that the team may be interested in Lyle Overbay.

The Seattle Mariners have discussed a possible trade for Toronto first baseman Lyle Overbay, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Overbay hit .265 with 16 HR, 64 RBI, 112 H, .372 OBP, 74 BB, .466 SLG in 432 AB.

For now. Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos used the face-to-face time with other GMs to inch toward a few deals.

Former Wolf Pack infielder Lyle Overbay could be headed back to the organization that drafted him.

Hours after the Blue Jays pulled the plug on a potential trade that would have sent Lyle Overbay to the Diamondbacks, the New York Mets have emerged as a possible destination for the former Wolf Pack slugger.

Occasionally it's best not to know what's going on behind the scenes. During last season, the disarray and inner workings of the Blue Jays organization were revealed for all to see.

It's his first session as head man at the annual GM meetings. There will be young major-league GMs that welcome him to the fraternity with open arms.

Nick Piecoro's Arizona Diamondbacks blog appears on azcentral.com. He covers the D-Backs for The Arizona Republic No deal: Toronto calls off Snyder trade Concerns about catcher Chris Snyder's surgically repaired back caused the Toronto Blue Jays to nix a trade that would have brought first baseman Lyle Overbay to the Diamondbacks.

The Diamondbacks are discussing a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay.

The Alex Anthopoulos era began yesterday. The first player move by the Blue Jays rookie general manager was to claim lefty Sean Henn from the Baltimore Orioles.

Let me describe a particular ballplayer and then try to think of a reason why 28 teams passed on him as a free agent last year.

The soaring value of Canada's loonie did not prompt New Brunswick-born Matt Stairs to have his newly signed contract paid in his home and native currency.

Garth Woolsey W ith his seven-year, $126 million contract, Vernon Wells could buy just about anything his heart desires.

Dave Trembley will return to manage the Baltimore Orioles next year. The Orioles said Friday they were exercising their 2010 option on his contract.

Despite an 8-7 loss to the Blue Jays last night, the Red Sox clinched the Wild Card berth when Texas lost to the Los Angeles Angels, 5-2. UnionLeader.com Video: Click the image below for reaction from Dustin Pedroia and Jason Bay at 1 a.m. after the playoff berth was official.

Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill, left, and first baseman Lyle Overbay watch a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles Melvin Mora drop between them for a two-run RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game, Friday, Oct.