Ken Griffey Jr. Rumors

Odds & Ends: Pedro, Boras, Bonds, Fielding

Links for Friday... Which players have the biggest differences in fantasy draft position, comparing Yahoo and ESPN? Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram does not find it likely that the Rangers will release Frank Catalanotto and eat the $6MM owed to him. Gil LeBreton of the Star-Telegram suggests Rangers GM Jon Daniels will have some tough trade decisions to make as the team inches closer to contention. Amy Martinez of the Seattle Times examines the economic impact of Ken Griffey Jr. Jose Reyes says Pedro Martinez would like to pitch for the Mets, talking to MLB.com's Marty Noble. Amusing...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Smoltz, Crede, Burnett

A few links for Sunday evening... Chicago Tribune reporters Todd Lighty and Oscar Avila have more info on the David Wilder bonus-skimming scandal. Terence Moore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution talked to John Smoltz recently about players leaving or choosing not to sign with the Braves. SI.com's Pablo S. Torre digs into Ken Griffey Jr.'s decision. Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel learned that Marlins third baseman Dallas McPherson (42 home runs at Triple A last year) would like 500 at-bats, but a bench role is more likely. McPherson is out of options. Joe Crede talked about the White...   Continue Reading

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Griffey Odds and Ends

A few loose ends on the Griffey signing... Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com details the attendance incentives in Junior's new contract. Ticket sales have picked up since the signing. Knobler also notes that Griffey will once again wear #24 on his Mariners jersey. The Chicago Tribune suggests that the chance to play DH tipped the scales in Griffey's decision between the Mariners and Braves. John Hickey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes that the Mariners released OF Michael Wilson to make room for Griffey. Drafted in the second round in 2001, Wilson has never seen the majors. And finally, Geoff Baker of...   Continue Reading

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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Griffey, Anderson, McLouth, Mets, Cubs

On this date 46 years ago, Willie Mays signed a new contract for $100K, becoming the highest paid player in baseball. Mays hit .304-49-141 with a 165 OPS+ at the age of 31. He was also the runner-up for the NL MVP, his sixth top-5 finish. He would go on to finish in the top-5 three more times. Forty-six years later, Mays may have helped influence Ken Griffey Jr.'s decision to sign with his original franchise. With most players already in their respective camps, several big names are still looking for an empty locker. Let's take a look at what...   Continue Reading

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Odds & Ends: Boras, Cordero, NCAA Agents

Some links for your Thursday night viewing pleasure... Diamond Leung has some Dodgers notes, including a particularly interesting one regarding Scott Boras. Earlier, Peter Gammons reported that the Dodgers scouting department wouldn't be touching any Boras clients in the June draft. Leung refutes that, citing Dodgers Assistant General Manager of Scouting Logan White's statement that the Dodgers will consider Boras clients because "talent comes first." The Nationals have been watching Chad Cordero's auditions, according to Dave Sheinin. Cordero threw 40 pitches "at 70-75 percent effort" the other day. Cordero's agent, Larry Reynolds, says that he's on pace to be ready...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Griffey, Blue Jays, Roberts

Links for Thursday... ESPN's Jerry Crasnick has details around the Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. signing, while Keith Law has criticism for it. David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution blogs about his "Griffey Chooses Braves" story. MLB.com's Mark Bowman also has thoughts on the decision not to play for Atlanta, and another postmortem article where he talks to Frank Wren and Chipper Jones. Drunk Jays Fans has a preview of the team. Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun writes in praise of the Brian Roberts extension. I don't like the argument that the Orioles needed to sign Roberts because they don't...   Continue Reading

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Griffey Chooses Mariners Over Braves

9:36pm: C. Trent Rosecrans of 1530 Homer talked to Griffey's agent Brian Goldberg, who confirmed the deal. It was a difficult decision for Griffey, who spoke to Willie Mays and Hank Aaron before deciding. MLB.com's Jim Street has more on the Mays conversation. 8:55pm: Jerry Crasnick has a clarification on the financial details. Street's numbers were just a bit off. Griffey can only earn $2.5MM in incentives -- up to $4.5MM altogether. 8:14pm: Interesting tidbit from Mark Bowman: Sources have indicated that Griffey's tide turned shortly after he became upset with the fact that The Atlanta-Journal Constitution was reporting that...   Continue Reading

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Ken Griffey Jr. Rumors: Tuesday

7:33pm: Griffey's agent sent a text to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer this evening stating that "nothing about the situation has changed." Apparently Junior's camp is keeping quiet, maybe until tomorrow. 3:13pm: O'Brien explains why he believes Griffey denied his report: I would suggest that Griffey and his agent had told the Mariners they would talk to them this afternoon before making any decision, and that they plan to do that before announcing any decision. 1:24pm: SI.com's Jon Heyman says Griffey is telling friends he'll choose the Braves. 12:58pm: C. Trent Rosecrans talked to Griffey's agent Brian Goldberg, who said it's "not...   Continue Reading

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Braves Rumors: Griffey, Glavine, Johnson

MLB.com's Mark Bowman and The News Tribune's Larry LaRue both have a gut feeling that Ken Griffey Jr. will sign with the Braves soon. Atlanta is a better fit for Junior in all kinds of ways. It's all speculative right now, but Bowman also wonders if the Braves will announce a Tom Glavine signing alongside Griffey tomorrow. His guess at the two players they'd remove from the 40-man: Anthony Lerew and Gregor Blanco. Ken Rosenthal wrote last night that the Braves were close to re-signing Glavine. David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution weighs in via the comments section of his...   Continue Reading

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Ken Griffey Jr. Rumors: Monday

5:01pm: According to MLB.com's Mark Bowman, Griffey met with Braves GM Frank Wren earlier today. It sounds like Junior will be making his decision on Tuesday. Wren is scheduled to meet with Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, on Tuesday and in the hours that follow, the veteran outfielder will likely announce whether he'll be playing for the Braves or Mariners this year, writes Bowman. 1:10pm: Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times has more on the topic. He's learned that Griffey will decide today or early tomorrow at the latest. 10:00am: Over the weekend we learned that Ken Griffey Jr. is campaigning...   Continue Reading

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