Lyle Overbay braces for playing in post-season as Atlanta Braves call him from Minor League - MLB
The Atlanta Braves add first baseman Lyle Overbay to the roster as September starts. He is expected to earn the chance for showing his power on the plate during the post-season. Along with him the Braves have brought few more players from the Minor League
farms in order to make sure during the crucial games they have all the possible options available.
Overbay was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 3. After this the Braves inked a Minor League contract with him realising that he can be of great help for the team in the season.
The fact Overbay is upbeat to perform and lift the team's offence is a healthy sign for the club. He is taking the likely opportunity of playing in the post-season as a rare chance in life and therefore making the most of it will be among his objectives.
Right now the Braves boast an ideal combination in the line-up. Except for a few players, most of their batters are producing hits consistently and are helping the club post substantial number of runs on the scoreboard.
Meanwhile, Overbay has talked of the improvements that he has made since being released by the Diamondbacks. He is more comfortable now playing the off speed pitches which were causing problems for him earlier.
“I felt good,” said Overbay. “I saw a lot of pitches, saw the spin and was able to make the adjustments on the offspeed. That’s what you use in spring training to get ready, so it was kind of the same thing.”
Furthermore, the first baseman appears excited about the playoffs and believes such an opportunity arises only occasionally in a player’s career. Therefore he is all set to ascertain that he makes his mark once he features in the line-up and assists the
club as much as he can offensively.
“These are opportunities that don’t come too often,” said Overbay. “It’s what everybody plays for. This was probably my best opportunity to get to the playoffs. It made my decision easy.”
The month of September is always crucial for the teams but it is more so in the case of Atlanta in light of what happened with them last year around the same time.
It will be interesting to see as to what role Overbay can play for the team in the remaining part of the season.
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