Giambi Close To Signing Deal With Rockies…

Wow. How the mighty have fallen. Jason Giambi  is close to putting together a deal with the Colorado Rockies that will land him in Triple-A Colorado Springs for the forseeable future. From Rotoworld: According to Tracy Ringolsby of Inside The Rockies, free agent Jason Giambi is nearing a minor league pact with Colorado. Giambi will receive regular playing time at Triple-A Colorado Springs until rosters expand to 40 players on September 1. He’ll serve mainly as a late-innings pinch-hitter once in the bigs, and might draw random starts at first base on days when veteran Todd Helton is in need of rest. I love this move for the Rockies, because it’s an all reward, little risk move that will add them an extra bat. While Giambi isn’t what he once was, he is good enough to spell Helton on days that he needs a rest. If nothing else having a guy like that hitting off the bench is something most NL teams don’t have. Tags: agent, base, bat, bench, blockquote, close, Colorado, Colorado Springs, deal, future, guy, Jason Giambi, league, move, need, nothing, pact, playing, rest, reward, RISK, Rotoworld, September, Signing, something, Time, Todd Helton, Tracy Ringolsby, Triple, veteran