October 15, 2008
Getting Scoped
Ken Griffey, Jr. underwent knee surgery yesterday:
Griffey's knee troubles could be the source of his dip in home runs last season. He hit 30 in 428 at-bats in the 2007 season but just 18 in 528 at-bats in 2008.
"There's no question," Dr. Tim Kremchek said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "It affected that push-off leg. How much I don't know. But he was dealing with it all year. There's not much you can do early in the season."
Does a team take a chance on Griffey, and for how much? He's already at 600 home runs so there's no real milestones left for him to reach. He's unlikely to pass Mays this season, if ever. He's no longer a defensive asset, so you have to hope he can bang a bunch of homers from the designated hitter spot. I suppose he might draw some fans to a bad Seattle team, but outside of that, I just don't see an upside to a team offering him a contract.
Posted by David Pinto at
12:03 PM
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