Comments on: No Love For Griffey http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/10/30/no-love-for-griffey/ A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dominic Perilli http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/10/30/no-love-for-griffey/comment-page-1/#comment-100474 Dominic Perilli Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:37:17 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=2690#comment-100474 Cruz: Thank you for your comment. No where in my article did I state that Griffey was worth $16.5 million a year. I just simply put it that one of the most household baseball players in history is now without a job. -DP Cruz:

Thank you for your comment. No where in my article did I state that Griffey was worth $16.5 million a year. I just simply put it that one of the most household baseball players in history is now without a job.

-DP

]]> By: Cruz http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/10/30/no-love-for-griffey/comment-page-1/#comment-100443 Cruz Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:03:50 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=2690#comment-100443 Is this the same guy who wrote about Garret Anderson a couple of days ago? Couldn't most of your statements in that piece also apply here? In terms a relative valuations, if you don't think Vlad is worth 15.5 million a year, how could you reasonably contend that Griffey is worth 16.5 a year? Is this the same guy who wrote about Garret Anderson a couple of days ago? Couldn’t most of your statements in that piece also apply here?

In terms a relative valuations, if you don’t think Vlad is worth 15.5 million a year, how could you reasonably contend that Griffey is worth 16.5 a year?

]]> By: Nicholas Adams http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2008/10/30/no-love-for-griffey/comment-page-1/#comment-100438 Nicholas Adams Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:48:30 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=2690#comment-100438 It is a difficult this to admit, but Griffey can probably no longer be considered one of the best players in the game. While he is clearly one of the best to ever play the game, he no longer holds such distinction. Perhaps most concerning, from the perspective of a Jr. fan, is his inability to hit lefties. The last time he showed any real success against left-handed pitching was in 2005 (.278/.352/.538). In 2006 he fell precipitously to (.204/.256/.415). In 2007, he showed slight improvement, "climbing" to (.236/.317/.419). This past season, he had a vital line of only (.202/.299/.350) against lefties. That being said, despite a steadily declining slugging percentage, he has remained quite successful against right-handers. Why is this so concerning? The idea of Ken Griffey Jr., the greatest player of the 1990's, one of the best ever to play the game, as a platoon player is nearly unbearable. It was recently made public that he spent much of 2008 playing on a bad knee. The fan in me is clinging to hope that this ailment helps explain his sub-par statistics. The realist in me says otherwise. The injuries that have robbed him of the latter part of his career have also robbed fans the opportunity to see a legend in action. He was certainly not appreciated during his time in Cincinnati. Maybe a new team, in a new city, with (another) off-season to get healthy, is exactly what he needs. Where will he end up? It is a difficult this to admit, but Griffey can probably no longer be considered one of the best players in the game. While he is clearly one of the best to ever play the game, he no longer holds such distinction. Perhaps most concerning, from the perspective of a Jr. fan, is his inability to hit lefties. The last time he showed any real success against left-handed pitching was in 2005 (.278/.352/.538). In 2006 he fell precipitously to (.204/.256/.415). In 2007, he showed slight improvement, “climbing” to (.236/.317/.419). This past season, he had a vital line of only (.202/.299/.350) against lefties. That being said, despite a steadily declining slugging percentage, he has remained quite successful against right-handers. Why is this so concerning? The idea of Ken Griffey Jr., the greatest player of the 1990’s, one of the best ever to play the game, as a platoon player is nearly unbearable.

It was recently made public that he spent much of 2008 playing on a bad knee. The fan in me is clinging to hope that this ailment helps explain his sub-par statistics. The realist in me says otherwise. The injuries that have robbed him of the latter part of his career have also robbed fans the opportunity to see a legend in action. He was certainly not appreciated during his time in Cincinnati. Maybe a new team, in a new city, with (another) off-season to get healthy, is exactly what he needs. Where will he end up?

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