Why Is Griffey Still Hitting Third?

21. July 2008  - Published by Dan Clasgens
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Ken Griffey Jr. is one of my favorite players of all-time.  There's no telling how good his numbers would've been had he not had to deal with all the injuries.  Still, despite his ability to stay healthy for most of this season, the future Hall of Famer is a shell of his formerself.  However, Reds' manager Dusty Baker continues to bat him third.  My friend Lance McAlsiter (The LotD) offered up some interesting numbers during his show on Monday:

Here is where Jr ranks among ML with at least 200 plate appearance when hitting in the 3rd spot:

25th BA - .245
14th OBP - .360
21st SLG - .409
19th OPS - .769
12th HR - 10
12th RBI - 41
4th BB - 54
12th K - 52

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Adam Bartel
Adam Bartel
7/21/2008 10:32:44 PM #
If I remember right, the Two Angry Guys mentioned that Baker wanted to move him down in the order, and Griffey's response was that he liked to hit in the first inning.  Kind of makes you wonder who's making the calls there.  Maybe Baker's being a bit too much of a "player's manager".
Jimmy Dinsmore
Jimmy Dinsmore
7/21/2008 10:45:03 PM #
because he and Corey Patterson have compromising photos of Baker in some capacity. That's the ONLY explanation.
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