Ken Griffey, Jr. Perhaps the best Major League Baseball player of the past 20 years. He was voted the player of the decade for the 90s. In addition to 598 career home runs and two 50 home run seasons, he has had many gold gloves. He is a for sure hall of famer.
In Seattle, he had both of his 50 home run seasons, and almost 400 of his nearly 600 home runs. He hit over .300 seven times while in Seattle and won all of his gold gloves there.
In 2000, a blockbuster trade was pulled off and the Cincinnati Reds acquired Mr. Griffey. In his first year as a Red, he delivered. He had 40 home runs and close to 120 RBI.
In years after, he started to get injured, torn up, and beat down. His best season since 2000 came in 2005 when he hit 35 home runs and batted .301.
Griffey is still a dangerous threat at the plate. But with a $16 million option for 2009, he is just not worth it. The Reds are stacked with outfielders and would be happy to replace him.
All of this came to the attention of the public, when a rumor started about a Seattle Mariners' scout who came to watch Griffey play and reportedly made an offer for Griffey.
I say Griffey is gone by the trading deadline. All I know is that he would want to end his career in Seattle.
It'll be tough to let him go as a Reds' fan, but they just can't afford him.
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4 months ago
Griffey to Seattle makes no baseball sense at all. Why would they trade for him this year? He's overpaid, overweight, and not very good.
from 4 months ago
I agree. I really want to see Griffey in a Mariner uniform again, but I don't want to see the club get rid of any prospects. Their farm system is bare as it is, and would probably have to completely clean house to get Griffey.
4 months ago
Griffey Has Worth in Seattle Because the Mariners have an all time low in attendance for this year and griffey is a huge guy in Seattle. The Reds would not be looking for much.
from 4 months ago
The Mariners suck and Griffey is overpaid. There would be an initial buzz when Griffey came back that might generate some extra revenue. But it wouldn't last long. People aren't going to pay good money to go watch a terrible team just because Ken Griffey Jr. is their designated hitter. Especially considering he's not very good anymore. If he weren't making so much money, it might make sense to bring him in. But his salary is ridiculous. Seattle has no good reason to pay it. It ain't gonna happen.
4 months ago
farts
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