I said maybe because you don't know if the Sox will offer him arbitration. If he does get offered arbitration I can see him being on less than a type B FA and I wouldn't be shocked to see him as a Type A (I expect a strong finish to the season for Griff).

As of October 1st he was a Type A, but I don't know how much that has changed since this list came out, and how switching leagues will affect the ranking:

 

RANK PLAYER

1 Matt Holliday 97.079 A

2 Albert Pujols 96.667 A

3 Carlos Lee 90.337 A

4 Ryan Howard 88.667 A

5 Brad Hawpe 87.191 A

6 Carlos Beltran 85.393 A

7 Lance Berkman 84.000 A

8 Alfonso Soriano 83.371 A

9 Todd Helton 83.333 A

10 Mark Teixeira 82.000 A

11 Moises Alou 80.899 A

12 Aaron Rowand 80.449 A

13 Jason Bay 78.090 A

14 Adam Dunn 77.303 A

15t Pat Burrell 76.404 A

15t Josh Willingham 76.404 A

17 Barry Bonds 75.955 A

18 Brian Giles 73.258 A

19t Milton Bradley 72.809 A

19t Ken Griffey Jr. 72.809 A

21 Austin Kearns 72.135 A

22 Prince Fielder 72.000 A

23t Adrian Gonzalez 71.333 A

23t Derrek Lee 71.333 A

25 Eric Byrnes 70.562 B

26 Jeff Francoeur 69.888 B

 

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl...-complete_N.htm

Putting him in CF is a huge mistake. I'm not crying about it, I just don't see why all the giddiness.

Unless he plays 1B, there isnt a whole lot to get excited about. We picked up a DH/corner OF'er who is basically a mistake fastball hitter at this point in his career who will be coming off the bench.

I would think Griffey has greater odds of being injured than any other White Sox.

 

And Thome would be #2 on that list, so between the two of them they should be able to handle DH.

Jersey # 17.

 

My favorite Sox to ever wear #17....

 

 

Carlos May was born May 17, 1948.

The back of his White Sox uniform read "May 17."

 

Just a little trivia...

Unless he plays 1B, there isnt a whole lot to get excited about. We picked up a DH/corner OF'er who is basically a mistake fastball hitter at this point in his career who will be coming off the bench.

 

Coming off the bench?

I know we haven't got better defensively, or improved our pitching but DAMN do we have a butt load of power lol. Wow!

And Thome would be #2 on that list, so between the two of them they should be able to handle DH.

I think it's not going to be very common to see Thome or Griffey sitting for each other.

My favorite Sox to ever wear #17....

 

 

Carlos May was born May 17, 1948.

The back of his White Sox uniform read "May 17."

 

Just a little trivia...

He also hit a home run opening day one year, but failed to touch homeplate. He got credit for a triple and was called out.

Coming off the bench?

Yes. If they put him in Cf one of two things will happen. 1. He will get hurt immediately. 2. They will clearly see he is worse in CF than Carl Everett on one leg.

 

In that situation, he will become basically Daryll Ward.

KW must not think CF is a defensive position which is odd considering his pursuit of Torii Hunter. Everett, Mackowiak, Swisher, now a 38 year old Griffey. That's not too much leather.

 

Swisher is a below average CF, but at this stage he is a much better defensive CF than Griffey. I'm a big proponent of excellent up the middle defense.

Edited July 31, 200817 yr by Dick Allen

I said maybe because you don't know if the Sox will offer him arbitration. If he does get offered arbitration I can see him being on less than a type B FA and I wouldn't be shocked to see him as a Type A (I expect a strong finish to the season for Griff).

 

Agreed. I thought you may have been implying he may not even be a type B FA. As for Griffey, he is definitely past his prime, on the down side, etc. but he is also only a year removed from posting a .868 OPS and he has been swinging the bat extremely well as of late. He may not be able to play CF anymore but I do think he is still has ability with the bat. I will be interested to see how the Sox handle this. Griffey cannot play CF everyday at this point in his career. Will Dye and Griffey see some time at 1b? I know both have limited experience there but both are obviously great athletes and it is not like Konerko has been stellar there this year.

KW must not think CF is a defensive position which is odd considering his pursuit of Torii Hunter. Everett, Mackowiak, Swisher, now a 38 year old Griffey. That's not too much leather.

 

Swisher is a below average CF, but at this stage he is a much better defensive CF than Griffey. I'm a big proponent of excellent up the middle defense.

Theres no way KGJ plays CF more than a few times. Just wait until everyone on here and the ESPN and 670 guys see how slow he is in the OF.

Theres no way KGJ plays CF more than a few times. Just wait until everyone on here and the ESPN and 670 guys see how slow he is in the OF.

 

I have such little faith that Ozzie can handle this well. However, I'm excited to see what Griffey Jr. can do in KC this weekend. I'd actually like to see him bat 2nd.

http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp

 

 

search Griffey and watch his defensive plays. Looks alot like Jermain Dye out there. Imagine putting JD in CF

Who wants to watch little big league and see Griffey break those little twins hearts?!?!?!?

Who wants to watch little big league and see Griffey break those little twins hearts?!?!?!?

 

You still have to question why they pitched to him with an open base in that big game.

You still have to question why they pitched to him with an open base in that big game.

Bad managing, that kid was awful.

Bad managing, that kid was awful.

 

Got to love his GM moves over the last 10 years

So have there been any interviews yet about what the Sox are planning for him? Is he everyday centerfielder tiil he gets hurt and Swish/Paulie rotating at first base? Paulie and Thome rotating at DH? Any reports yet?

 

I wonder why we just didn't trade them Swish for Griffey head up. Somebody's going to be b****ing about playing time after this trade.

A positive is human nature will make Griffey want to excel with a new team. Maybe his old cf instincts will take over and he'll do well. He is a Hall of Famer. He must have skills to draw from.

I wonder why we just didn't trade them Swish for Griffey head up.

 

Do you think before posting?

I wonder why we just didn't trade them Swish for Griffey head up.

 

really? You wonder why KW gave up the immortal Danny Richar instead of Swisher? Really?

 

So have there been any interviews yet about what the Sox are planning for him? Is he everyday centerfielder tiil he gets hurt and Swish/Paulie rotating at first base? Paulie and Thome rotating at DH? Any reports yet?

 

I wonder why we just didn't trade them Swish for Griffey head up. Somebody's going to be b****ing about playing time after this trade.

A positive is human nature will make Griffey want to excel with a new team. Maybe his old cf instincts will take over and he'll do well. He is a Hall of Famer. He must have skills to draw from.

 

That would have been just a brilliant move...not!

That would have been just a brilliant move...not!

Im going to have to save that quote along with several other gems Ive collected over the years.

I think Ken Griffey Jr can still deliver. Where is the question, but I think he is a great addition to the team. Let's be positive dudes!

Man you guys are Swish fans. I'm not. ... any official word on Griffey's role and whose PT is diminished?

Edited July 31, 200817 yr by greg775