According to this article on ESPN.com, the Yankees are close to signing first baseman Tony Clark. This is one of those good news bad news deals. The bad news is that Tony Clark is no longer a very good first baseman. He had a great season in 1997, and three good seasons, but hasn't done anything since 2001. Basically, he's a lousy backup. On the good news side, if the Yankees are willing to have a lousy backup, I suppose that means that they think Giambi will be able to play most of the time. If his rehab is going well, that's certainly a positive for the Yankees.