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Giambi Signs With Oakland

Posted by SL

January 7, 2009 |

Remember when Jason Giambi was a greasy dirt-bag and all jacked-up on steroids?  Yeah, those were the days when it was worthwhile to cheer for him, save for the steroids of course (we didn’t know at the time).  The 37 year-old former Yankee has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Oakland Athletics.

According to Mike Puma (incredible name) of the New York Post (terrible paper), the deal is worth $4.5 million, and Oakland holds an option for 2010 worth $5 million.  Giambi joins Matt Holliday in the middle of an A’s lineup that is suddenly featuring a lot more power.  Giambi was the American League MVP with Oakland in 2000.


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  1. John S on January 8, 2009 2:10 pm

    Watch Giambi return to form now that he’s out of the Yankee circus. Excluding his 1st year in Oakland, he never batted below .291.

  2. SL on January 8, 2009 2:31 pm

    I agree, I think he’ll probably have a decent season as long as he’s healthy. He would have been a nice fit with the Blue Jays as a left-handed DH.

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