"Kevin Towers' day consisted of one meeting after another. He went over the new collective-bargaining agreement with major-league officials, talked trade with other teams, met with agents about their clients and spent time in his suite talking strategy with his lieutenants.

What he didn't do, however, was make any moves, and the Diamondbacks general manager didn't sound too confident that any transactions will come to pass before the end of the winter meetings Thursday morning.

Though something originally was expected by late Monday night, there still was no resolution to the Lyle Overbay pursuit. However, Towers expressed optimism that a deal eventually would be reached that would make Overbay the backup to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt."