Jason Giambi

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Dspite previous reports, it's still not clear whether the A's intend on signing Jason Giambi.  He's not the ideal option for the A's as they already have Jack Cust to D

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Apparently, the A's are about to sign Jason Giambi to a free agent deal.  I'm a bit skeptical, so more on this if/when the deal is officially announced.

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sp; They've been linked to trading for Nick Johnson and some have speculated that they'd bring back Jason Giambi.  Johnson is owed $5.5 million in '09 and I'd imagine Giambi would cost a similar amount.   Neither are the perfect fit, however.  Giambi really shouldn't play too much 1B, but Jack Cust will start the season as the DH.  Johnson is a severe injury risk, reaching 500ABs only once in his entire major and minor league career.  The A's would also have to trade something away to get him, but I doubt it'd take more than a C+ prospect to get it done.  Furthermore, both are left handed, and all of the A's best non-Holliday hitters are left handed (Cust, Chavez, Buck).

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Offensively and defensively, the Yankees have been missing the services of Hideki Matsui since June 27, and Jorge Posada on and off for even longer. Matsui is an integral RBI guy to give ARod and Giambi protection in the five or six hole, and is needed more than ever in left with Johnny Damon's shoulder issues. Posada can hit pretty well, but can't throw, so even when he was in the game, other teams ran rampant--Jose Molina and Chad Moeller are decent defensive replacements, but can't match Jorge's bat.

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After yesterday’s game, the Yankees held a closed-door meeting among coaches and players—reportedly, manager Joe Girardi spoke, followed by Johnny Damon and captain Derek Jeter. In a postgame news conference, Girardi repeatedly (and sometimes heatedly) refused to reveal what was said in the meeting, although the gist of the discussion was obvious: the can’t-lose Yankees have been losing.

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