Giambi takes BP
The AP reported that Giambi took batting practice today for the first time in two months, with no ill effects. "Everything is great so far," Giambi said. "Better than expected." He hopes to rejoin the Yankees by August.
It certainly raises an interesting question. Is there room for Jason in the everyday lineup? And if he becomes the every day DH, who gets bumped? Melky? Damon, Abreu, and Matsui make to much $$ to sit on the bench- but Melky is the best all- around fielder the Yankees have got in the OF, in my opinion. And Damon in the OF regularly seems like a recipe for disaster. But Giambi also pulls in too much green to sit.
Who's the odd man out?
Here's the story from ESPN.com
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Damon has played first base a couple of times already this season, I expect him to wind up there so Giambi can DH.
by jscape2000 on Jul 23, 2007 3:07 PM EDT 0 recs
What about Duncan?
by docgonzo on Jul 23, 2007 3:20 PM EDT 0 recs
Duncan has
by ReLaunch on
Jul 23, 2007 3:24 PM EDT
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Agreed....
He's not the long term answer.
by anaconda on
Jul 23, 2007 3:25 PM EDT
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Why wouldn't he be?
by docgonzo on
Jul 23, 2007 3:29 PM EDT
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Because there's a reason he's been
I hope he plays well, but he's a one-dimensional player who had a great weekend against a really bad team.
Good pitching will find the holes in his swing and exploit them.
Giambi has another year in pinstripes, so his playing days aren't over yet.
Let's not start comparing Duncan with a healthy Giambi because that's just silly.
by anaconda on
Jul 23, 2007 3:39 PM EDT
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Duncan
by SP on
Jul 23, 2007 4:17 PM EDT
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I feel we shouldn't have too high hopes BUT
He is not a carreer minor leaguer. He had a good college career, All American, league all star. He was a high draft choice. He was a minor league all star.
He came through the Yankee system which is hard because we do not promote that many. He played 5 and a half seasons in the minors. Even the great Jeter played 4 in the minors. Posada played 6 full minor league seasons with september call ups the last two. Looks like Cano played 4.5.
Sometimes big people mature late.
He is a big awkward guy.
We need a right handed power bat. If giambi comes back, we have too many players. I Minky comes back we have way too many.
I'd like to keep Philips and Duncan but understand one is probably going, maybe both. On the otherhand, we are way to lefthanded with Minky and Jason.
by Cbeck3 on
Jul 24, 2007 11:06 AM EDT
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Someone
by ReLaunch on
Jul 24, 2007 1:58 PM EDT
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Indeed
by pfistyunc on
Jul 24, 2007 3:53 PM EDT
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You think
by ReLaunch on
Jul 23, 2007 5:40 PM EDT
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implausible
The 25/80 part, I think, is feasible - particularly in the Yankee lineup. Whether or not he'd be able to keep his OBP up (and I do mean OBP as in driven by walks, since I can't imagine him being a contact hitter), and become a solid OPS type (think a poor man's Cust or Dunn) is another story entirely....
by GuyinNY on
Jul 26, 2007 5:26 PM EDT
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Duncan
by viasistina on Jul 23, 2007 6:09 PM EDT 0 recs
Do you remember
by ReLaunch on
Jul 23, 2007 6:44 PM EDT
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Is Duncan for real?
One things for sure...after watching his swing, he won't see any fastballs in the next week, and I hope this kid can hit off speed, sliders, curves and whatever, cuz thats all he'll see.
Don't even think of comparing him to Giambi. I just hope that we continue to use Phillips in some way. He has done more than anybody thought he could do and has earned a spot.
by mickey07 on Jul 23, 2007 6:50 PM EDT 0 recs
Phillips
by yanks are gonna win on Jul 26, 2007 9:39 PM EDT 0 recs
Please, the
by ReLaunch on
Jul 26, 2007 9:40 PM EDT
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