Then it's Halladay tomorrow. Ugh.

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Anyone remember a good discussion about this anywhere?

Is that GIDPs for a personal record...or years on his contract?

What is 30+HR and 90+RBI worth these days?

I'm presuming it's Damon, but...

yeah, it only takes 1 team, but tex ain't arod ... i'd bet 6 or so years, probably with an option year or two

UPDATE, 5:52 p.m.: For the first time in months, Girardi did not reconfigure the lineup to face a left-hander. "Our lefties have hit lefties," he said.

Kim Jones asked him whether this would be the lineup for the rest of the season.

"We will try," Girardi said.

but i also get the feeling he would melt like a cookie puss in july out here.

...and i don't have any answers or suggestions. if it were easy, he'd be starting tonight against the jays.

15 I like Giambi a lot too and hoped he'd have a slightly better year. He is 13th in OPS in the AL, whatever that means.

18 I'd also be astonished if they re-signed him, though if he wants to stay, I bet he could ask for little enough money that the Yanks would keep him.

To recap what most already know: The Yankees have a $22 million option on Giambi that they won't exercise. To get out of the contract there is a $5 million buy-out.

That buy out is a sunk cost but if Cash is slick maybe he can convince Giambi that the $5 million is part of another offer of say a total of $12 million. That would cost the Yanks only an additional $7 and Giambi would still get a total of $12 or whatever he is worth...

I agree, maybe Giambi will be a stand up guy and provide the Yankees a little relief for his play the past few seasons. If there is a guy who would do it, maybe its Jason.

Another problem that I have with Abreu is he is very, very streaky. When he is hot, he is still very good, but Abreu often has long cold spells.

Giambi has also become very streaky, but my bigger concern with bringing him back is I don't think you can count on him for back-to-hback healthy seasons.

Over 550 ABs - 100% of above
500 - 550 ABs - 90% of above
400 - 499 ABs - 80% of above
300 - 399 ABs - 70% of above
etc.

Giambi is going to get over 500 ABs this year.

I do not dispute that it has a level of utility. What bothers me is that because of morons like Gammons (sometimes I think he wakes up at night just to shout out "OPS! Look how smart I am" and then goes back to sleep), it is now seen by many to have the same scientific relevancy as a statistic such as OBP or AVG, when it does not. It is listed on Baseball reference for example, and it has no business there without a qualifier. I have no problem with Samermetrics and believe again that it has some usefullness, but those "measurements" should be explained for what they are, and more importantly, what they are not.

If anybody yells at you, tell them to go to nj.com yankees message board where trolls are calling the Yankees the "Skankees."

The logic works this way...let's say more than a few teams would be willing to sign Giambi to a 1-year deal at $13-14mn per year, but would be reluctant to go for two years. In that case, the Yankees could effectively make him a 1-year player by picking up the option. Because the $5mn buy-out is sunk, the next cost to the Yankees would only be $17mn. Then, if they were able to trade Giambi and throw in $3-4mn, they might be able to get a prospect.

We need to sign the best available prime (roughly age 26-30) offensive talent and plug it in. That simple, I think. Right now we have Betemit and Nady in that category. If Cano bounces back, that gives us a total of one premium player in his prime. Look at what, eg, Rays and Sox have. Not pretty. We need an offensive core, not the 80s-early 90s treadmill strategy.

I believe Po's value is almost exclusively as a catcher. He is very show and can't play another position. IMHO, unless he has an OPS of .900 or more, if he CAN'T catch, I would put him on the bench.

Also, add J.D. Drew to your list of Sox at 32.

Finally, I don't think Arod's age matters yet.