Lyle Overbay

Jays will be hung up waiting for Burnett

Baseball free agents, start your engines. As of midnight, hunting licenses were officially handed out to 30 major-league GMs allowing them to participate in a frenzied free-for-all that is the free-est free-agency in pro...

Jays can't afford to stand pat in AL East

t says here that if the Blue Jays stand pat with the same 40-man roster they have right now to open the '09 season, they will finish in last place in the AL East and be lucky to win 75 games. The Jays have lost pitchers A.J....

Mailbag: What's on the shopping list?

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Jays fans' questions With the possibility of A.J. Burnett landing elsewhere via free agency, will the Blue Jays go after a front-line starter to fill out Toronto's rotation? (Frank Gunn/AP)...

D-backs Hot Stove report

Rumors have begun swirling around the Cardinals, but general manager John Mozeliak insists that nothing imminent is shaking with his team. "I've had conversations with every club, but nothing specific," Mozeliak said, adding...

Mariners Hot Stove report

Reports out of Seattle are that the Blue Jays have shown a willingness to trade first baseman Lyle Overbay -- a native of Centralia, Wash. -- to the Mariners. According to the Seattle Times, Toronto is even willing to pick up...

Meetings just a warmup for Mariners' new GM

Published: November 6th, 2008 12:29 AM | Updated: November 6th, 2008 10:32 AM DANA POINT, Calif. – Jack Zduriencik hit it on the head, predicting nothing of major import would happen for the Seattle Mariners during the general...

Dreaming about Manny, Orlando, two Jasons ...

Now that A.J. Burnett has decided to end the faux drama and opt out, the Blue Jays know pretty much where they stand heading into the game's silly season. Improvements? They need plenty. Here's what they have and what they...

2009 Mariners: Players of interest

Ten baseball names the new M's general manager, Jack Zduriencik, might want to keep in mind for immediate help. As the general managers meetings — the ceremonial first pitch of the Hot Stove League — reach the halfway point,...