Odds and Ends: Griffey, Springer, Hoffman

I still wish the Cards had offered Springer arbitration, if he accepts fine..it adds depth to the pen and it allows for Jason Motte to start the season in AAA to continue working on his secondary pitch and if he doesn't accept then you get 2 free draft picks.

Feel bad for Fox, the over/under on IP this year has to be like 4.

His numbers are pretty remarkable career wise for a guy a lot of people never heard of but I wonder if he can ever stay healthy, and why he keeps coming back at 38.

ctownboy,

people like you are the reason that griffey said he felt more appreciation on the road than he did at home. griffey played through a knee injury this year and the doctors say that won't affect him this year. griffey will have a better year this year.

coltholt

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Nothing here and no popup blocker.

I'll take either Cruz for 2 years or Springer for 1 because who Durbin didn't look great at the end of the year, but we need a righty bat in LF to replace Burrell. Ryan Howard needs protection!

Evan Grant... after he had Pedroia at his 4th place spot in MVP voting as of September, then left him off the ballot completely (he ended the season, with what a 10 game hitting streak?), I can't take anything he writes seriously.

I still think the Dbacks should go after Griffey as a left handed power hitter and a seat filler as well after losing Johnson.

PS, I'm a student at Illinois. Nice to see you're a fellow Illini, Tim.

if bradley stayed healthy for a two year contract he would look very good in right field for the cubs.

he would no doubt bat third.

Milton Bradley could make a lot of sense in RF for the Cubs. He hit 22 homers while hitting for a .321 average with an obp of .436. That is insane. I hate his attitude but he is a ridiculus hitter when healthy. Anyone have a scouting report on Bradley's defense? Anyone know what Abreu's numbers were?

Another Illini here. Nice to know we are represented.

rfro-

A) The Cubs need a lefthanded hitter to break up the righties in the lineup.

B) Can't afford him.

Hilarious Chad Fox comment, by the way.

Gardy isn't exactly MLK up there at the mic.

"Gardy isn't exactly MLK up there at the mic."

He doesn't have to be. The one cardinal rule of manager PR is: If there is any remote likelihood that a player will be traded, team officials should NOT be calling him out.

The reason KGJ said he felt more appreciation on the Road is because KGJ can't stand it when people say things that hurt his EGO!!!!

KGJ DEMANDED to be traded from Seattle after the fans got onto him and hurt his EGO.

The Mariners ahd a deal set up with the Mets but he shot that down and wanted to only go to Cincinnati. Why? EGO!!!!

If KGJ TRULY wanted to go to a team that had a chance to win a World Series then he could have stayed in Seattle, accepted a trade to the Mets or asked to go to the Yankees. Becaue all three teams had better records from 1995 to 1999 than the Reds and all three temas made more Play Off appearances than the Reds. Heck, hte Yankees won four World Series titles during that time period.

But no, KGJ HAD to go to Cincinniat where he grew up, where his Dad played and where the media and fans wouldn't get on him when he loafed, pouted and acted like a Prima Donna.

Oh yeah, as far as his other reason for wanting to go only to Cincinnati; that it was closer to his Home in Orlando? Well, I guess he forgot that Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Miami are ALL closer to his Home in Orlando. I guess he also forgot that Atlanta was making the Play Offs each year.