Cashman Interested In Bringing Giambi Back
26th September, 2008 - 10:54 am
MLB.com - The Yankees have not ruled out a return from Jason Giambi in 2009, and GM Brian Cashman has already reached out to Giambi to gauge his interest in playing in New York for another season.

The Yankees figure to evaluate Giambi as they would any other free agent, primed to buy out his $22 million option at a price of $5 million. Giambi's response to Cashman was that he is interested in a multi-year deal but would love to stay, as he hopes to play into his 40s.

"It's been fun -- it's been awesome," Giambi said. "I think that's the thing you miss out on when you play in California, that passion. We're from the beach and we just like to hang out. It was really fun to be thrust into that atmosphere every single night. You really come to love it as a ballplayer." [READ]

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