Griffey gone?
The ever-wise Ken Rosenthal (said with tongue firmly implanted in cheek) opines that Griffey will be sent packing, possibly back to Seattle, before July 31. The rumors have been floating around Cincinnati for months, some placing Griffey back with his first major league team, others flying him down to the Atlanta Braves where his father also played. I haven’t heard the Yankee rumor in a while, but that’s been volleyed about as well from time to time.
My opinion is that if the Reds trade Junior, they will lose at the box office. And that’s what it’s really all about. People (like me) pay to go to games at Great American Ball Park just to see #3. If he was not on the team, who would draw the fans to the stadium? Not Adam Dunn, who is also probably headed out of town in mid-June. Not Bronson Arroyo, his JTM commercials notwithstanding. Not Edwin Encarnacion, who hits a home run only when he needs to cancel out his many fielding errors. Maybe Johnny Cueto, but he’s only out there once or twice a week.
The only way Cincinnati could make up for the loss in ticket sales by sending Griffey away is if they were able to get an exciting star player to take his place, a player like…well…ok, they can’t do it. There is no player in the majors who is as exciting as The Kid.
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