Giambi to DL, Will We be able to Switch???

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:33 am

Will we be able to adjust our lineups???

FROM MLB.COM:

NEW YORK -- Yankees slugger Jason Giambi will be shelved for at least three weeks with torn tissue in the arch of his left foot.

Giambi, 36, was examined in New York on Thursday by Dr. William Hamilton, an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist. Giambi has been informed that he is suffering from plantar fasciitis and a partial tear of his plantar fascia, the band of tissue connecting his heel to his toes.

Giambi will be placed in a walking boot and is scheduled to be re-evaluated in three weeks, Yankees team spokesman Jason Zillo said. The Yankees will officially place Giambi on the 15-day disabled list prior to Friday's game at Fenway Park in Boston, where the club is set to open a three-game series with the Red Sox.

The designated hitter has been noticeably hobbled by pain in his left foot for the better part of two weeks, which has limited his ability to push off while batting because the injury affects his back, or plant, foot.

During the Yankees' recent three-game series in Toronto, Giambi had successfully lobbied the training staff to allow him to return to New York in hopes of receiving a cortisone injection in the heel of his foot, which Giambi thought would permit him to quell the pain for the series against the Red Sox.

"I do fine for one day, and then I struggle for three," Giambi said on Tuesday. "We obviously need me to be that player that I am, where I can help carry the team. Singles aren't really going to get it done. I've got to be able to drive the ball."

In 45 games for New York, Giambi is batting .262 with seven home runs and 23 RBIs. He batted just .172 (10-for-58) in his injury-marred May, though he homered in Tuesday's Yankees loss at Rogers Centre and collected three RBIs on Wednesday as the Yankees snapped a five-game losing streak.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:52 am

From whqat I read, Giambi isn't going on the DL until friday, meaning he has to stay in anyone's lineup through the weekend.

Dirt Dogs · Post by **Dirt Dogs** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:42 pm

Thats what you get for drafting a yankee!

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:01 am

Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:

From whqat I read, Giambi isn't going on the DL until friday, meaning he has to stay in anyone's lineup through the weekend. If he wasn't placed on the official DL by 12:01 this morning he wasn't eligible to be reserved in the NFBC.

TRAIN · Post by **TRAIN** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:07 am

What source/website does the NFBC use to look at for the date and time to see if a player is officially on the DL by 12:01?

Richie · Post by **Richie** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:53 am

He is not on the DL yet

Dak · Post by **Dak** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:15 am

Do away with the Damn rule and no needs to worry!!!!!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:48 am

Originally posted by unlucky:

What source/website does the NFBC use to look at for the date and time to see if a player is officially on the DL by 12:01? STATS gets them directly from MLB. As we all know, players are reportedly being placed on the DL before it becomes official. I know there were reports of Giambi going on the DL on Thursday night and out for the season, but it's apparent the Yankees didn't file this with the league before midnight Thursday night. We have to have a set guideline and MLB's official DL list is the one we go off of.