Rox Pile » first basemen http://roxpile.com A Colorado Rockies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Giambi Porn-stache returns to Colorado! http://roxpile.com/2011/01/17/the-giambi-porn-stache-returns-to-colorado/ http://roxpile.com/2011/01/17/the-giambi-porn-stache-returns-to-colorado/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:32:45 +0000 http://roxpile.com/?p=730 Frankly, it’s been a pretty awesome off-season for the Rockies, but until today something was amiss. Jason Giambi and his extraordinary soup-strainer will return to Denver next season. Officially announced this afternoon, the two sides agreed to a one-year minor league contract. Because he signed a minor league deal, Jason wasn’t automatically added to the 40-Man roster. He will have to win a spot on the team during spring training.

The Rox have many potential first basemen, including off-season acquisitions Jose Lopez and Ty Wigginton. So, at first, I thought Giambi’s chance of making the team was a long shot. However, this afternoon, Troy Renck wrote the opposite in a blog for the Post’s website. According to Renck, Dan O’Dowd intends to enter next season with just four main outfielders, creating room for Giambi on the roster.
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