Do you really think Ken Griffey Jr has something to give to the White Sox?

Question

I think Ken Griffey Jr is already finished. His best years have already passed away. Now he is unreliable and he's always getting injured.

Answer 1

I don't know, but I think he really deserves a World Series, he always has some more left, obviously it isn't that great after like 20 years, but he still has some to bring to the team.  I really hope the White Sox get him a world series.

Answer 2

He'll bring something to the table, but it won't be much, and it won't win them too many more ball games. Despite injury, he still has a very good career, but it should be amazing.

Answer 3

Yes I do he may be old but he can still contribute with there runs and there homeruns he will not contribute with the strikeouts

Answer 4

I think whitesox have a chance 2 make it to the world series with Dye Thome Quientin Swisher and now Griffey Jr. If they can get Joe Credeand Paul Konerko to start hitting i think they will be a World Series team With also the Los Angeles Angles.

Answer 5

He's washed up. The rest of his years will be spent batting under .250 and hitting 20 or less HRs. I wish he was still great I love Griffey.

Answer 6

GO TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

Not much more than they were getting from Swish or B. Anderson.  I have watched both clubs all summer.  Sorry Good Guys, the Kid isnt they same player you saw back in 99.

Answer 8

This was a terrible move. Ken Griffey Jr is expected to play Centerfield, a position he had not played since 2006. He is a defensive liability, and forces Nick Swisher to play 1st Base. Longtime Sox 1st Basemen Paul Konerko is either going to the DL or play off the bench, which he would probably refuse. Paul cannot hit DH because the Sox already has Jim Thome there, and Jim is also considered a defensive liability as well, so he cannot doing anything except DH. In addition, Sox loses a bullpen arm (Nick Massat), and with the injury of Scott Linebrink, this leaves the White Sox with a 11 man pitching staff, and an overload of Outfielders. Dwayne Wise felt he deserved more than being the 4th/5th Outfielder and the Sox still hold on to Brian Anderson, who I believe is out of team options.

Not only is Ken not the same Ken as years before, but this trade just made the Sox's outfield defense underpar with too much players fighting for few starting positions.

Answer 9

I'm from just a bit south of Seattle, so I was lucky to see his glory days. Unfortunately, those days are now gone.

Sure, every once in a while he'll do something great, but he's not someone you can build a club off of anymore. Now he's the fragile one who you try to keep safe from injury.

He had his best days with the Mariners, such as 1995. It's sad to see such a great player losing their touch, but he's just getting old and that's all that can be said.

Answer 10

He is certainly not producing like he use to at age 38. He will retire by the end of the 2010 or 2011 season. He will contribute, but the trade was uneccesary. This just makes the outfield more complex. It was fine before, but now there are 4 good outfielders on the White Sox. I know they were trying to move Swisher to first and take the place of Paul Konerko but this did not have to happen. I hope he will still be able to contribute this year and possibly next year aswell. I would put him in center, Swisher at first, and have Thome and Konerko switch off with the DH spot.

Answer 11

I think he does upgrade their offense from what Konerko was giving them but having to move Swisher to 1B and putting Jr in Center at this point in his career does make their defense worse.

Answer 12

I don't think so, he is a slow starter, so it will take him some time to get used to the AL game, pitchers, etc. To me it seemed like a desperation move on the part of the ChiSox to get him.

Answer 13

We'll see. Since Konerko sucks, And moving Swisher to 1st. Griffey will look good in center field. I can see him getting hurt though.