Jason Giambi Anxious To Play Ball
Weighing in at 235 to 240 lbs, Jason Giambi is feeling strong and healthy again, and can hardly wait for the beginning of the 2006 season.
With Johnny Damon on the Yankees roster this year, look for Jason to gain even more of an edge mentally, as Johnny's presence is likely to bring back memories of Jason's MVP years in Oakland, even if Damon was in Oakland for one season.
In Oakland, Jason had a tremendous amount of respect from all of his teammates, Damon included. To have Damon around in the same clubhouse again can only help Giambi.
According to Joe Torre, Brian Cashman, and Jason Giambi, the plan is to have Giambi play first base as much as possible, as his numbers at the plate are much better when he is playing defense as opposed to being the DH.
Torre supports the plan of playing Giambi at first on a regular basis because he wants to reserve plenty of DH spots for Bernie Williams, Gary Sheffield, and Hideki Matsui. Both Sheffield and Matsui were clearly dragging towards the end of 2005, and could benefit from a few games at DH throughout the long season.
Look for Jason Giambi to have a great season in 2006 - somewhere along the lines of .320 avg, 38 HR, .430 plus OBP, and 110 plus RBIs.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
With Johnny Damon on the Yankees roster this year, look for Jason to gain even more of an edge mentally, as Johnny's presence is likely to bring back memories of Jason's MVP years in Oakland, even if Damon was in Oakland for one season.
In Oakland, Jason had a tremendous amount of respect from all of his teammates, Damon included. To have Damon around in the same clubhouse again can only help Giambi.
According to Joe Torre, Brian Cashman, and Jason Giambi, the plan is to have Giambi play first base as much as possible, as his numbers at the plate are much better when he is playing defense as opposed to being the DH.
Torre supports the plan of playing Giambi at first on a regular basis because he wants to reserve plenty of DH spots for Bernie Williams, Gary Sheffield, and Hideki Matsui. Both Sheffield and Matsui were clearly dragging towards the end of 2005, and could benefit from a few games at DH throughout the long season.
Look for Jason Giambi to have a great season in 2006 - somewhere along the lines of .320 avg, 38 HR, .430 plus OBP, and 110 plus RBIs.
- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com
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