The Yankees finished their Grapefruit League season today, losing 2-1 to the Pirates. After the game, Juan Rivera was released and according to ESPN New York’s Wallace Matthews, Lyle Overbay will be the starting first baseman for Opening Day and for the next six weeks.
Well, almost. Their first game is against lefty Jon Lester, so it is likely that Jayson Nix or another righty gets the start instead. Overbay will get the nod on Wednesday against Clay Buchholz.
Juan Rivera, signed January 28, played pretty well this spring, hitting .305 (18-59) with five doubles. But after the Yankees signed Ben Francisco on March 11, Brennan Boesch March 15, traded for Vernon Wells March 25 and acquired Lyle Overbay on March 26, there is no room for Rivera.
So I guess that means Lyle Overbay’s three day audition was successful.
Continuing what I wrote yesterday, Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner’s offseason strategy of alternatives (Juan Rivera, Dan Johnson, Matt Diaz) and rookies (Ziolo Almonte, Melky Mesa, Slade Heathcott, Ronnie Mustelier) was a complete failure as they pulled the plug on each one with four crappy acquisitions within three weeks of their first game. I mean seriously, they had seven guys all along and quit on all seven in the last two weeks of Spring Training!
What have Overbay, Wells, Francisco and Boesch proven?
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