"I've been really excited about what he's been doing for about a month or so now," said hitting coach Don Mattingly. "He's been swinging the bat OK, and the power is just starting to come now. We don't ever talk about hitting home runs, we talk about good swings and getting good pitches to hit."
Giambi has eight hits in his past 19 at-bats (.421) and 15 in his past 41 (.366), raising his average to .268 in the process. He has also been hitting the ball with authority, belting three homers in his last two games, adding a pair of doubles on Tuesday.
"I think he's starting to have fun again," Torre said. "It has to be very satisfying for him, because he's been working. Donnie's been working with him on a regular basis, and it's certainly paying off now."
Giambi has eight hits in his past 19 at-bats (.421) and 15 in his past 41 (.366), raising his average to .268 in the process. He has also been hitting the ball with authority, belting three homers in his last two games, adding a pair of doubles on Tuesday.
"I think he's starting to have fun again," Torre said. "It has to be very satisfying for him, because he's been working. Donnie's been working with him on a regular basis, and it's certainly paying off now."
He went 2-3 today with a dinger, so that's 4 homers in 3 days. Certainly picked up his avg from.190 a month or so ago.
OBP SLG OPS
.423 .452 .875
He's even doing good against lefties, and at YS he's fire.
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