Speculation is running wild that somehow, some way, Ken Griffey Jr will return to Seattle to play out the remainder of his career. While this wave of nostalgia has overtaken the city, I really hope it doesn't happen. The last thing the Mariners need right now is another old, broken down, overpaid has been taking up space on the roster. Unless the Reds are willing to take Sexson and/or Vidro off our hands in return, I don't see how bringing him back could be anything but a disaster. The club would certainly see an initial jump in ticket sales, but when they still couldn't win any games, that wouldn't last.
Currently he is hitting .252 with 4 HR and 19 RBI. Hardly worthy of the $8+ million he's making this year. And you can expect those numbers to drop when he comes back to the AL and no longer gets the soft NL pitching to pad his numbers. Do the fans in Seattle really want that?
I have no doubt that the worthless and increasingly desperate Bill Bavasi will do anything to save his job, and that includes making a terrible trade that will hurt the team in the long run. All I can hope for at this point is that Howard Lincoln's hatred of Griffey is strong enough to block any such move. And even with all of the misguided nostalgia sweeping the region right now, I guarantee you that these same fans will be booing him by the end of the season if he comes back. Write your congressman, call the papers, do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn't happen.
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Well KJR claims the M's are run like a business. All that matters is that the crowds turn out and the TV and radio rating are high.
Let's face facts, the M's pretty much stink this year. The only guy who has trade value is probably Raul or Beltre right now. (I think it's a contract year for Beltre) I really like Raul so it'd be kind of bad if we trade him.
So we'll probably trade some of our better players sooner than later this year. The only upside I can think of for the M's to keep people interested is bring back someone the city really loves, and that's Griffey. Besides we could use a decent DH for a few years and let's face it Vidro really doesn't have much power. I'm not sure Griffey really has any power left either, but he'll draw more people to the Safeco.
Griffey will only keep people interested for a few weeks or maybe a month until everybody realizes he's 38 and can't hit anymore. If we give up a bunch of prospects for him though, well, I can't be held responsible for my actions.
They're only after a couple of months, until the season is basically over. Get Griffey in late June and keep the people happy for a couple of months before the election coverage takes over and people are more likely to forget the M's stink.
I'm with you, we better not trade anyone of value for him. Although Bavasi will be pretty desperate to put butts in seats later on this season.
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