Jay Bruce is Kinda Good

I'm not surprised. It's just that sometimes minor league prospects don't always work out. It's good to see he's doing so well so quickly.

Thankyou, Falcon...

I read Kelsdad's stuff, visit BaseballAmerica.com, leark around MLB.com, and I've been doing fantasy baseball for the longest time. Major League Baseball, as far as players are concerned, is very easy to follow. But Romi, I have the added advantage of having MLB coverage on my television here in the US ;)

So does Kelsdad, and anyone else who follows baseball fairly well. It's all good though. I'm finally getting points due to my decent pitching staff. Now that I'm getting Justin Upton, I hope to have a quality outfield of my own. ;)

I think it's because there are so many prospects that don't work out, when someone actually lives up to the hype, everyone is super excited. And this is also a sport where 40-year-olds aren't a rarity, and guys don't reach their prime until they're 26, 27; Bruce is 21. Also because it usually takes a while to go through the minors and work their way up, it's especially rewarding to the player to make it to the Bigs.

I think Meg's comment said it all. It takes a lot of talent, hard work, and patience for someone to get drafted, play in the Minors, and work their way up to the Bigs. In the NBA, NFL, and any other popular American sport you can think of, they don't really do that. Youth is also another good thing that Meg pointed out. Because he's 21, this makes his debut year very special. He's done very well so far, and is living up to his expectations at such a young age. I'm glad he's doing well. Maybe he can be relied on as someone who can score and produce runs for the sucky pitching that the Reds have.

Good points I forgot how youth dominated the other league's are.

Griffey won't be traded. He has 10 and 5 rights, and he won't approve any trade to a team that won't pick up his option for 2009. And I don't know any GM stupid enough to pay him $16.5 million next year. At least, not any baseball GM.

Well, some teams can afford to throw that type of money around. Even without all the money, he would still like to be traded to the right team. When you tell him that he has a chance to win a world series, he is willing to go just about anywhere. He wants a ring...

Yeah, but those contenders have shown that they're not willing to mortgage their future for aging stars. Especially not injury-prone, 38-year-old corner outfielders that are slugging .388.

Someone will be desperate enough to take him. And who knows, a change of scenery might be just what he needs to start killing the ball again...

I think we're going to have to disagree here. If Seattle was, you know, contending, instead of having the worst record in the AL, then we could talk. He's said publicly that he wanted to return to Seattle. But I don't think it'll happen. He won't want to go anywhere else.

Where?

That's just a horrible deal for Seattle, then, if it does happen.

Well, like you said Tmil, if they pick up the option then they have him for next season. Plus, he puts asses in seats and they only stand up when he hits bombs...

I realize they're not this bad, but there's no way they get back into this division race. They have the 26th-best team OPS in baseball, and while getting rid of Jose Vidro would help, but they're back 12 1/2 games. With a Griffey in his prime, they might have a chance, but now, he'll be another mediocre player on a poor offensive team. Ichiro is really the only above-average offensive player they have right now, and they don't have the pitching to make a run against the Angels. The Mariners won't make the playoffs this year, and now they're taking on a year and a half of a contract that would essentially cripple them next year. Not to mention that it'll drain their system of more prospects, which is made even worse in light of the loss of Adam Jones and George Sherrill for an oft-injured Erik Bedard.

You asked me why I thought it was a horrible deal. I gave you both the short and long-term reasons why.

What does the deal entail?

That does make a lot of sense for both clubs. Thanks a lot, KD.