This might be a stupid question but what is the technical definition of a line drive here?

If Giambi is worthy of the DH spot, maybe either Damon or Matsui (probably Damon) could be traded for bullpen help.  If not, that means Joba spends the entire year in the pen, which hurts.

Amazing, 4 good days and Giambi has his OPS+ up to 125.

I think Giambi will be productive this year, but probably can’t catch up to a real good fastball anymore.  He’ll feast on control guys like Byrd, since he still controls the strikezone so well.  I’d like to see him bunt or do something to punish the shift.

Cano looks pathetic.  He seemed mad when he got walked.  I think he may need a few days on the pine.  Unfortunately, we’ve got no one else.

This might be a stupid question but what is the technical definition of a line drive here?

Not a stupid question at all.  According to Google, the way Baseball Info Solutions defines them is a ball that clears the infield before hitting the ground but not hit high enough into the air to be considered a fly ball.  The last part about not being high enough in the air is subjective, so there’s some murkiness in here.

Amazing, 4 good days and Giambi has his OPS+ up to 125.

Isn’t that the weirdest line ever?  .186/.347/.492? This just hammers home the point that proclaiming Giambi washed up after 60 plate appearances was short-sighted.

He has to have some of the best iso’s this year so far.  That is a crazy line.

I wouldn’t be shocked to see Giambi put up a .235/.375/.500 line in 135 games.
As long as he’s not a total butcher at 1b, that’s pretty valuable.

For me, the most encouraging sight was Giambi’s rope off Perez who is a lefty with a good fastball.  I had a feeling he would smash a guy like Byrd, although not to the tune of two HRs, but if he can get to fairly hard throwing lefties, Giambi will be fine.  And, by the way, just how many players can get around on a real good fastball, if, for example, we say 96-99 mph is a good fastball?

Also, trading either Damon or Matsui for “bullpen help” especially given all the arms in AAA and AA would be absolutely insane.  Would you trade the 125 OPS+ of a Matsui for someone like Okajima or Scott Linebrink (theoretically speaking, of course as neither player is available)?  That makes no sense at all.

By the way, the Yanks are trotting out righties aplenty vs. Sowers today, with Shelley Duncan, Alberto Gonzales, Morgan Ensberg and José Molina all getting the nod.

Amazing how many were throwing Giambi under the bus when it was still April. Now his defense, that’s another issue.

I said a while back, send Cano on an around the world cruise, when he gets back he should be ready to hit. He has been ugly, hasn’t he.

Is there a rule somewhere that says everyone named Molina must be a catcher?  Apparently the Mets have one too - Gustavo.

Well, there is Alfred Molina who is an actor - although I believe he enjoyed a brief stint as a catcher in the minors before opting for thespian pursuits.

if you could get a three way trade where the Yankees give up Matsui and wind up with a Huston Street, it could make sense.  1) money saved 2) Matsui gets essentially replaced by Ensburg/Duncan (b/c Giambi becomes the everyday DH), and 3) everyone would be ok with Joba in the starting rotation.  IPK becomes a reliever who can give you multiple innings.

...maybe either Damon or Matsui (probably Damon) could be traded for bullpen help…

Matsui has a full no-trade clause.  Damon has a partial that is effectively full—at the start of each season, he gets to name ten teams that he can be traded to; he picks a combination of small market teams that are very unlikely to take on his contract and rivals like the Red Sox and Mets that are very unlikely to ever trade with the Yankees.  Discussing trade scenarios involving those two is almost a complete waste of time.  Then again, wasting time is sort of the point here, right?

I do like the part about getting Houston Street, though.