I’m surprised Omar didn’t go after him harder. He doesn’t seem to want to go make many prospect-for-veteran moves, and this was a way that he could have bolstered the team without giving anybody up.

Admittedly, Delgado had been terrible against lefties, but Sexson was pretty mediocre against lefties in 2007 and 2006 (in much larger sample sizes than 2008). This deal makes even less sense for the Yankees than it would have for the Mets, as Giambi hits lefties at a decent clip, and is overall a much, much better hitter than Sexson.