Giambi? Percival?

The New York Post considers the possibility of Jason Giambi coming to the Angels.

According to a person with knowledge of the Angels’ thinking, the AL West leaders have an interest in acquiring the Yankees’ DH to bolster a lineup that is last in the league in home runs.

The section in bold doesn't give much information as to how seriously this should be taken. Is this individual with "knowledge of the Angels' thinking" an average blogger who claims to know how Stoneman works? Or is it someone who is actually connected to the Angels in some way? It would certainly be a good situation for Vladdy if he had a power hitter like Giambi hitting behind him, rather than Kotchman, who is not yet proven. As long as the Halos wouldn't have to give up too much to get the potential steroid user, it could turn out to be a good move. That is assuming this person "with knowledge of the Angels' thinking" has the right idea of what could be going on, of course.

Then there is Percival. Angels closer for many years and "retired" as of this spring, he is apparently plotting his comeback.

Percival's comeback has taken shape, and his agent, Paul Cohen, said he has had discussions with "several" teams who want to take a long look at the former Angels closer. Percival is working out in Riverside in preparation for possible throwing sessions for scouts.

"He and I have been talking about different possibilities," Cohen said Monday. "We've had some discussions but haven't finalized anything."

Cohen would not say whether the Angels were on the list of potential suitors, and Angels general manager Bill Stoneman did not immediately return phone messages.

That is what these articles always say: the agent/player will not say whether team X is the potential destination. Then they always go on to say that the GM of team X would not speak/return phone calls about the matter. The headlines of these particular types of articles tell the whole story; the actual article itself is used to mention everybody who declined to speak/"did not know" anything about the situation.

Why would Percival come back anyways? Didn't he sign a one-day contract with the Angels just so he could retire as an Angel? The only reason this would make sense for him is if he signed with the Angels. The only reason signing Percival would make sense for the Angels is if Speier's "flu-like symptoms" are much worse than expected.