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DarthMurph
Enough’s enough Giambi. You’ve impressed us all with your longevity, but you’re too old.
Justafan
his OPS+ was a 51 lol it was time for him to retire in 08 or 09 on top. He’s had a -.3 WAR (95 OPS+) since his last decent year in 09 which really wasnt all that great either
DarthMurph
WAR is not particularly useful in determining the value of pinch hitters or part time DHs.
sascoach2003
Trying to top Julio Franco?
sascoach2003
PK, class act and classy move by WSox manager Ventura
Israel Piedra
I understand he’s supposedly an amazing clubhouse guy, but how could any major league team really justify using a roster spot on Giambi at this point?
Dock_Elvis
I read that and thought you were talking about Konerko…until I saw Giambi…lol
DaCubsDaBears
As a lifelong Cub fan I naturally hate all Chisox- but certainly made an exception
for Konerko. Class class class.
Best wishes, Mr Konerko,
LazerTown
It’s time for Giambi to hang it up. He has only had a positive fWAR once in the past 6 years. I would love to see what he could do as a hitting coach though. It’s utterly unbelievable to think about what he could do with his bat, especially nowadays. Maybe he could teach the kids how to actually get on base.
brian310
Sign Martinez to 3 year deal (maybe with a 4th as option) max to DH and be the veteran leader this team needs, trade for left handed hitting outfielder, try to trade Danks and Viciedo (include one of the three second baseman coming up in a deal?) and the revamp the bullpen.
mikecws91
Danks is basically an innings-eater at this point, so why trade him just to go out and find another one?
Pei Kang
Paul Konerko- borderline HOFER? Or just a superb player…
NRD1138 2
Glad someone was recognizing Konerko, ESPN has been too busy on the Jeter bandwagon apparently to really notice another guy who has been great for the league is retiring.
Konerko should be a first ballot HoFer even with Jeter a lock.
vtadave
Eh Konerko just doesn’t elicit an automatic yes in terms of the HOF when I hear the name. I’d put him in the class of guys like Will Clark, really good, but not quite HOF material.
Denny Kissane
Konerko was better than Clark. Clark was a solid but he had no where near the power Konerko had. The only thing Clark was really better at was making contact and getting on base, PK trumps him in just about everything else.
yanksfan2010
Just retire as a player. Several teams were looking at him to manage them. Why play when you can’t really contribute to the team you’re own.