Giambi---> A's

by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:29 AM PST Comment 28 comments

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.

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I thought Giambi would make that much in 2009 alone. What a deal for Oakland!

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Buy! Buy! Buy!

by Jeff on Jan 6, 2009 10:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Even I would take Dunn at 2/16

by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I can't believe that the Yankees have somehow managed to spend more than $300,000,000 this offseason

by Graham on Jan 6, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

...and cut payroll

by JI on Jan 6, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 not sure any contract this offseason is the steal that Ellis' is

by JLC on Jan 6, 2009 6:24 PM 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

Needs more mole.

by acblue on Jan 6, 2009 1:40 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

Well, he did stop using heroin...

by acblue on Jan 6, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Carp.

Big Z is the MAN.

by Taylor H on Jan 6, 2009 12:46 PM PST 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