Giambi---> A's
by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:29 AM PST
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The Oakland Athletics and free agent first baseman and designated hitter Jason Giambi are on the verge of agreeing on a one-year deal with an option for 2010, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.
The deal would pay Giambi, who started his major league career in Oakland, $5.25 million in 2009 with a $4 million base salary for the option year in 2010. The second year would also provide for a $1.25 million buyout.
I thought Giambi would make that much in 2009 alone. What a deal for Oakland!
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Good deal, yes, but I don't think it's anywhere near the steal that Ellis' contract is.
Giambi has a poor projection going forward. As a DH, Marcel thinks he’ll be worth about 1.5 wins. He might be worth a little more at 1B depending on what you think of his defense and health there.
by Matthew on Jan 6, 2009 10:35 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll have to play first because there's no room for Cust in the OF
by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
...and if I were the A's I'd be in the market for a right handed platoon 1B right now
by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
were his splits bad last year?
It seems like he still managed to put up a decent line
by CKel on Jan 6, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His splits were (and always have been) fine
It just figures that if he needs days off to do it with a LHP on the mound
by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A TALL right handed platoon partner?
yes please.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 6, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm scared
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."
-Rickey
by Big Jared on Jan 6, 2009 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Jason Giambi: Super Trooper
Though I’d put bets on him having his old goatee back by Opening Day.
by Nate on Jan 6, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someone on deadspin pointed out
that after Giambi started dyeing the ‘stache it became not so much a State Trooper’s mustache as that of a man who would shoot a State Trooper on the spot for interrupting his car-orgy.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 6, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The return of the hair is inevitable
The Yanks and their silly grooming rules……….didn’t George ever hear about that Samson guy?
For this reason alone, I’m predicting a big year from him.
The goatee, the long, almost mullet-like hair with its ever present pro wrestler oily sheen will be back. I hope the ‘stache stays though. It imparts him with a certain potency and virility that you can’t buy from Balco.
And of course, the ladies love it.
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."
-Rickey
by Big Jared on Jan 6, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With that moustache he looks a bit like Lemmy.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
by Llewdor on Jan 6, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gary Busey?
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jan 6, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Cave, 75 pounds heavier
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Jan 6, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pavano ---> Tribe
1.5 million guaranteed, another 5.3 if he lasts the season. One year deal.
Pretty much the same situation as Weaver’s in 07, i think. Maybe Pavano can do a tad better, I dunno. He had a dismal year last year but his tRA* has hovered around 4.9 for a few years running so an improvement is not at all out of the question. Good luck to him and his 87mph heat.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 6, 2009 1:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think it is an improvement in the market
when a crappy pitcher gets $1.5 million instead of $7 to suck for a year.
facepalm.jpg
by Zonis on Jan 6, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Another sweet deal.
We need to get in on this!
by appleshampoo on Jan 6, 2009 5:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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