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mkorpal
Giambi did every bit of his damage last year on days he started. He was no pinch hit extrodanare, he was a pinch hit black hole. His .161/.250/.290 line as a sub proves that. The Rockies really need him to come through as the primary weapon off the bench, which is an area they really struggled with last year.
progmatinee
No doubt his PH ABs were horrible. Still a good back up in case Helton is hurt. I hope the Rockies can find another quality PH though so they don’t have to hold Giambi back so often. Really he should be getting a PH in almost every game and there were too many loses in which Giambi didn’t even get the call. Sometimes they hold him back until the 8th or 9th and then realize that all their best hitters are coming up those innings anyway. I want to see Giambi PH in the 6th or 7th even.
Bluebirdz 2
Matt Stairs 2.0?
2donaldo1
Wow a former superstar who is realistic about his role, stays with a team he likes, in a community he enjoys instead of grabbing more bucks he could get signing elsewhere. My hats off to Jason.
Alan
how much more would giambino get elsewhere..not much..so the credit you’re giving him is unwarranted
Paul
The guy got 100mm from the yankees for using steroids and of course he likes playing in colorado, the coors effect!
Point is hes cheated people out of enough money to the point where money does not matter at all to him anymore. Also I dont see him playing anywhere for more then 1mm.
2donaldo1
You probably like that model citizen Alex Rodriguez. You know Mr. Upstage the World Series by opting out of his contract. Talk about robbery!
Paul
No I do not like A rod, you clearly have no idea how to communicate.
Andrew Jordan
Not surprised that the Rockies are declining Cook’s contract. His best year he went 16-9, with an era of 3.96; and his best era was 3.67 in 2005.
BobbyJohn
Giambi provides no real backup to Helton as he is terrible in the field. As he also hits from the left side, that doesn’t really give Tracy the option to run a right-handed hitter out there to spell Helton when the other team starts a lefty, either.
Not a good move, IMO.