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Ken Griffey Jr. has chosen to sign with the Braves, according to a person close to the veteran star and familiar with the on-going negotiations.

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Of course I was in a meeting all afternoon or else this would have been front paged sooner.

by gondeee on Feb 17, 2009 1:12 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Oops

Looks like someone jumped the gun. No Griffey agreement yet.

Mark Bowman confirms no agreement!

"Debated ya right not one person agreed with me" by ATLsportsfrk on Dec 27, 2008 6:31 PM EST

by scstrato on Feb 17, 2009 2:13 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

KEEP HOPE ALIVE

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 17, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully we can have 5 people making a Fanpost about this so we can have the entire section dedicated to Mr. Griffey.

"OBP is not a production number, and should not be used as something he achieved."

by VictorW on Feb 17, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

According to SI.com’s Jon Heyman

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stove/posts/51021

he says Griffey to telling friends that he will chose the Braves.

by jack dein on Feb 17, 2009 2:30 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

It's Done!!!!!

Welcome to Atlanta Mr. Griffey! That just sounds nice.

Jessero

by Jessero on Feb 17, 2009 2:36 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2008/08/analysis.html

This reminded me of one of my favorite FJM posts about the Griffey trade last year.

So who hits cleanup versus a LHP? Or do I not want to know?

by TradeAndruw on Feb 17, 2009 2:42 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Epic post.

They have so many classics I had forgotten about this one. I’m definetly calling him Griffbones if we sign him.

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 17, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

hold your horses...

You’re hoping he plas the whole season. Now if those are combined numbers for him and Diaz then they will be a very successful platoon.

by themurph on Feb 17, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Bobby will play Griffey more than Diaz.

It will not be a true platoon situation. Griffey will most likely play everyday to start the season, and if all goes well he will get a couple of days off a week during the hot summer. Bobby loves Griffey and wants him to get off to a good start, so he will give him every opportunity to succeed. Plus even when Diaz starts Griffey will get a PH at-bat late in the game.

Jessero

by Jessero on Feb 17, 2009 2:54 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

well he will play Griffey more than Diaz because Diaz faces lefties and lefties are the minority…thus Diaz will get less ABs

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Feb 17, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was established that Griffey was a bad clubhouse guy in some other thread?

/toolazytolookitup

"OBP is not a production number, and should not be used as something he achieved."

by VictorW on Feb 17, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re all insane.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 17, 2009 2:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

GRIFFEY MANIAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! WUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, everyone’s naked and having fun, WEEEEEE…don’t you stare Joe….

...catsports...

by bwellnjonesco on Feb 17, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I would say McCann he hits lefty’s well, but know one in baseball wants to hit there catchers clean-up.

Jessero

by Jessero on Feb 17, 2009 2:44 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Mike Piazza had 3400 PAs in the cleanup spot. Bengie Molina had 11 PAs NOT in the cleanup spot last year. Ryan Doumit had 266 in the cleanup spot.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 17, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Well if Bengie Molina can do it then fucking Matt Diaz can too

I heard somewhere else that Chipper might be batting cleanup, which is fine by me.

"OBP is not a production number, and should not be used as something he achieved."

by VictorW on Feb 17, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Francoeur was going to be hitting cleanup this year

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 17, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember towards the end of last year, McCann batted 4th behind Chipper, mostly out of necessity, since the team really had no other serious power threats, but right at the end, Chipper spoke about how that McCann was good, but shouldn’t have been a #4, because he’s playing the most demanding position, and it kind of reflected in his late-season fatigue when Heap pretty much popped out practically twice a game? Kind of like that. Wow, that’s a run-on sentence, too.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Feb 17, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Baseball purist want there catchers to focus on the pitching staff and calling the game.

I believe McCann is an exception to that rule being one of the best catchers in baseball. He is our best option “THIS YEAR” to hit clean-up.

Jessero

by Jessero on Feb 17, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

You’re missing the point. The fact of the matter is, most catchers aren’t totally awesome hitters like your corner IF/OR, so thats why they shouldn’t be hitting leadoff. I don’t think anyone will make the argument that Robin Venture should be hitting cleanup and Mike Piazza should be in the 3 hole.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 17, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I really like this signing. Griffey will give a cheap option for one season. At the beginning of the offseason you had Ibanez getting 3 years and $30 million while Burrell got 2 years and $16 million. While the Ibanez signing is going to look bad after this season the Burrell signing is going to be a good one. I think that Griffey if he plays the whole season should hit .260 with 15-20 home runs and 64-75 RBI. He should get right at 500 at-bats and we always have Diaz to spell him.
I also heard that the two most likely guys to be taken off the 40 man roster are Anthony Lerew and Gregor Blanco. That is if Glavine also signs.

by jack dein on Feb 17, 2009 2:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

lol

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Feb 17, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

haha…he called him “joe”

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 17, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Why...

is the grass green?….

Why is the sky blue?….

Why did the chicken cross the road?….

by sddbaker on Feb 17, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Why are boobs good?

by 10-4 on Feb 17, 2009 4:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know man, they just are.

www.dropoutproductions.com

by cbwilk on Feb 17, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Quit being impolite

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 17, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

u could have said …" quit being impolite, please"

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Feb 17, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oof

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 18, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

No reason to be down on this...

Griffey and Diaz will produce at the same level of a Swisher or Nady without having to give up prospects and future payroll space. It’s a good move.

Oh, Bobby.

by sdp on Feb 17, 2009 3:11 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Uh.

No.

Nick Swisher’s value over the last three years according to fangraphs:

$11.6 million, $14.2 million, $4.7 million.

Ken Griffey Jr’s value:

$ -2.3 million, $.6 million, $.7 million.

Matt Diaz’ value:

$7.5 million, $12.3 million, $-3.7 million.

There’s a good 15 million dollar discrepancy there. In fact, Griffey has only been worth about $15 million over the last 7 seasons, mostly because of 2005 when he was worth $11 million. Swisher is better than Griffey by a long shot. We’d be better off with just Diaz and saving the money. This will probably go poorly, unless Griffey rebounds and has a 2005 type year, which seems almost impossible. The man can’t field and that kills any value his bat brings.

by Perrinbar on Feb 17, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true…but doesn’t alot of the negative value tied to Griffey relate to how poorly he’s been performing against LH pitching?

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 17, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

That is certainly a part of it, no doubt.

But most of it is really his fielding. If you look at his fielding values, it’s pretty terrible for the last several years. If he only faces righties it would certainly help, but he is a black hole of defense over there and it swallows up his batting pluses.

by Perrinbar on Feb 17, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I was looking at Fangraphs and was surprised to see how bad he’s been defensively for the last 5 or 6 years. However, what I found interesting is that his UZR/150 was better for CF than it was for RF.

I certainly would have rather had Swisher out there, but for the price I am more optimistic than I thought I would be with a Griffey/Diaz platoon.

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 17, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

However, what I found interesting is that his UZR/150 was better for CF than it was for RF.

Talking about 2008 here

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 17, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Small sample size.

Half a season of UZR data is pretty much worthless in real evaluation.

by Double06 on Feb 17, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Doesn’t UZR/150 take the small sample size into account? If I’m not mistaken it takes UZR date and extrapolates it over the course of 150 games? Please correct me if I’m wrong.

by Smoltz's Beard on Feb 18, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a correct statement.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 18, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Like any rate stat, it can still be highly influenced by a small sample size however.

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 18, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Beat me to it

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 18, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Winning games is the best PR

Formerly Uncle Charlie of Minor League Ball

by Yakker on Feb 17, 2009 3:35 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

This

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Feb 17, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t know why this is so hard to understand.

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 17, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Your opening day lineup

Anderson
Escobar
Jones, C
Griffey
McCann
Kotchman
Johnson
Francoeur

by TradeAndruw on Feb 17, 2009 3:17 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

UGH

I might have to go back on my stance that we’ll have a winning record this year.

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 17, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

McCann needs more protection than Kotchman

Anderson/Blanco
Yunel
McCann
Chipper
Griffey
Kelly Johnson
Frenchy
Kotchman

Our real problem is against lefties:

Blanco/Anderson
Kelly Johnson
Chipper
McCann
Yunel
Frenchy
Kotchman
Diaz

by Charmin519 on Feb 17, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I know too much rosterbation makes all chafe...

But this is how I’d do the line-up (not how I think it will be done)…

Blanco
Yunel
McCann
Chipper
Kotchman
Griffey
Johnson
Francouer

by get swoll yunel on Feb 17, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

WELCOME TO ATLANTA WHERE THE THIRD PLACE IS

If this were a college basketball team, we’d be shooting for the NIT

SWAGGA LIKE BJONES, SWAGGA LIKE BJONES

JOE-BO FOR THE BENCH IN 09

by bigjoe on Feb 17, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

depends on what conference we are in..if we’re in the SEC would could easily win the conference

Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?

by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST

by Swo12bv on Feb 17, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I take back the C-note I put on ATL in Vegas this weekend?

Formerly Uncle Charlie of Minor League Ball

by Yakker on Feb 18, 2009 2:20 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

When we call up BJONES?

I'll handle u in spring training - phil413

by mattdiaz4life on Feb 18, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

No when Wren decides that he won't win us the NLCS

We have way to much trade bait not to do something if were still in the race. Anderson changes that because he’s much more of an everyday player compared to Griffey. Not to say your boy won’t get 150 PA’s. Even with anderson in the lineup there’s to many what if’s with anderson/diaz and schafer/anderson/blanco and frenchy. If were still in it someone will be dealt.

by Charmin519 on Feb 22, 2009 11:42 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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