
CBS Sports | May 10th, 7:33am
Diamondbacks first baseman Lyle Overbay has not received many starts this year, as he started just his 10th game in 32 chances on Wednesday against St. Louis, however the veteran continues to play well when given the chance. Overbay went 3 for 4 to raise his batting average to .333 on the season, and he added a double and a run scored in the game.

CBS Sports | Apr 29th, 8:04pm
First base is becoming a juggling act for Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson. He wants to keep a struggling Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup, but he can't turn his back on Lyle Overbay, who started for the second time in three games Sunday against the Marlins. "You want to show confidence in them and play them, but at the same time, you want to keep everybody playing," Gibson said. "There's times I think...

CBS Sports | Apr 29th, 8:02pm
First base is becoming a juggling act for Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson. He wants to keep a struggling Paul Goldschmidt in the lineup, but he can't turn his back on Lyle Overbay, who started for the second time in three games Sunday against the Marlins. "You want to show confidence in them and play them, but at the same time, you want to keep everybody playing," Gibson said. "There's times I think...
Lyle Overbay Stats - Fantasy Baseball 2012
| AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVE | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 to date | 49 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.327 | 0.424 | 0.490 | 0.914 |
| last 30 days | 30 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.367 | 0.474 | 0.467 | 0.941 |
| last 7 days | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.429 | 0.400 | 0.829 |
Lyle Overbay Projections - Fantasy Baseball 2012
| Source | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVE | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| Zeile Consensus FantasyPros | 294 | 36 | 72 | 9 | 37 | 1 | .244 | .326 | .399 | .725 |
| ZiPS Projections Baseball Think Factory | 414 | 52 | 104 | 13 | 55 | 1 | .251 | .333 | .420 | .754 |
| CAIRO Projections RLYW.net | 469 | 60 | 114 | 14 | 60 | 2 | .243 | .325 | .405 | .730 |
| Site Projections NumberFire | 375 | 44 | 95 | 13 | 45 | 3 | .254 | - | - | .777 |
| Marcel Projections TangoTiger.net | 426 | 52 | 102 | 13 | 52 | 2 | .239 | .321 | .397 | .718 |
| Site Projections ESPN | 171 | 23 | 43 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .251 | .332 | .415 | .747 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | 275 | 34 | 66 | 7 | 32 | 1 | .240 | .324 | .385 | .709 |
| Clay Davenport Clay Davenport | 143 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .244 | .331 | .395 | .726 |
| Steamer Projections Steamer Blog | 212 | 26 | 51 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .242 | .329 | .403 | .732 |
| Site Projections TG Fantasy Baseball | 178 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .242 | .325 | .421 | .746 |
| Site Projections CBS Sports | 245 | 29 | 55 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .224 | .309 | .380 | .689 |
| FANS Projections FanGraphs | 322 | 39 | 81 | 7 | 42 | 1 | .252 | .330 | .370 | .699 |
Lyle Overbay Rankings - Fantasy Baseball 2012
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| Expert Consensus Rank # for First Basemen | Player Notes | |
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| Jesse Sakstrup RotoSummit | # 41 |
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| Staff Rankings Roto Rob | # 53 |
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| Howard Bender Fantasy Baseball Buzz | # 54 |
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| Staff Rankings ESPN | # 59 |
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| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 61 |
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