In retrospect, was Ken Griffey Jr.s trade demand to Cincinnati a wise decision?
If the injuries didn’t happen, how do you think his numbers would compare today if he never left Seattle (and was still on the club) compared to playing in Cincy up until today and never visited the DL? More importantly, would he have won a championship in Seattle by now? Or was coming to Cincinnati truly a better shot at the ring? — Mike, Halifax, Nova Scotia A: I don’t know about missing out on a ring. The Mariners once had Alex Rodriguez, Junior, Randy Johnson and Edgar Martinez and never even got to the World Series. The switch from the Kingdome to Safeco would have depressed his home run total a bit, though not as much as injuries have done. I always thought Griffey could have waited a year to be a free agent and basically chosen where he wanted to play for a whole lot more money. But he didn’t want to wait, the Braves and Astros didn’t show interest in trading for him, so he went the hometown route to a team that hasn’t acquired championship-caliber pitching since he’s been ther
