http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/260 Recent articles about Ken Griffey en-us Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's AL team is the Seattle Mariners and our guest is Griffin from the Mariners Blog, Sodo Mojo. 1. What do the Mariners need to do this offseason to truly make them a contender for the AL West crown in 2010? They have to sign or acquire a legitimate #2 starter, fig... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:22:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Seattle_Mariners/1631447 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Seattle_Mariners/1631447 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Blogging_the_Offseason_Seattle_Mariners/1631447 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7d45429a9fc59860da5e134b34078385a599dc42/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72499297.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D09040FC033CBE4662.jpg 23. Adam Dunn Played as Red Primary Position Career Rank Peak Rank Prime Rank 2001-2008 LF, RF 24 22 19 Percent Breakdown of Value Best Season Best player on Reds Hit Field Pitch 2004 2004, 2005, 2007 92% 8% 0% Awards/Honors as a Red Leading the League On the Reds Leaderboard All Star – 2002 Walks – 2008 -1st in career AB/HR ratio-2nd in career slugging percentage-4th in career home runs-6th in career on-base perc... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Greatest_Reds_23_21/1630533 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Greatest_Reds_23_21/1630533 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Greatest_Reds_23_21/1630533 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/290202894c59af77fcc2c41a13212244a59026be/small/PicImg_Washington_Nationals_sign_340e.jpg According to contract figures obtained by The Associated Press, the deal Ken Griffey Jr. signed this month to return to the Seattle Mariners for one more season as a 40-year-old calls for a $2.35 million base salary for 2010. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Mariners_Ken_Griffey_Jr_could_earn_39M_in_2010/1621197 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Mariners_Ken_Griffey_Jr_could_earn_39M_in_2010/1621197 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Seattle_Mariners_Ken_Griffey_Jr_could_earn_39M_in_2010/1621197 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/b/eb05c56fdcd1069f9cabdf320c33b19eb9ff275c/small/Ken_Griffey_Jr_8b04.jpg SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr. is being rewarded for his leadership and seniority. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:53:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_could_earn_39M_from_Mariners_in_2010/1621079 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_could_earn_39M_from_Mariners_in_2010/1621079 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_could_earn_39M_from_Mariners_in_2010/1621079 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/7/97d6d93d1c0e7bcc7c51fcd305787ae53f9d458f/small/MLB_JUN_18_6d85.jpg Ken Griffey Jr. stands to earn nearly $4 million from the Seattle Mariners next season. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:33:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_to_earn_close_to_4M_from_Mariners_in_10/1620457 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_to_earn_close_to_4M_from_Mariners_in_10/1620457 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Griffey_to_earn_close_to_4M_from_Mariners_in_10/1620457 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/3838f65b9f609105f3644e63d8f3e05aebb1c098/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f383350.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D51E8C5E05FC7AED18.jpg Glad to see Junior back with the M’s for another season. His return is a bit of a surprise to me and I’m not sure it’s the right move, either. Considering that in 117 games last season his average dipped to .214, well below his career average of .285, and his defense in centerfield wasn’t much better, [...] Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:05:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Coming_Back_To_Seattle/1593029 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Coming_Back_To_Seattle/1593029 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Coming_Back_To_Seattle/1593029 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/1/81072ee608197f37a6a8225c80a16b205af17366/small/Ken_Griffey_Jr_68c2.jpg After a successful homecoming last season, the Seattle Mariners and Ken Griffey Jr. have agreed to extend the relationship another year. Griffey will be paid a base salary of around $2 million, with a number of incentives built into the contract. Griffey began his career in Seattle in 1989. He was the Mariners center fielder until 1999 when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. After eight and a half years with the Reds, Griffey went back to Seattle for the 2009 campaign. In his return, Griff... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_to_Mariners/1555870 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_to_Mariners/1555870 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_to_Mariners/1555870 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/4/844e13fece2de999403a997d0a424ec06282d67a/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f383330.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D51467A8FB6C648B31.jpg From the DDN: As of Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11, Todd Benzinger knew he would be returning to the Dragons to manage the team for a second season, but he didn’t know who his coaches would be. “Really? That’s fantastic,” said the Reds’ former first baseman when he heard his new hitting coach would be Ken Griffey Sr., who finished a 19-year major-league career with a .296 batting average and several All-Star appearances, mostly with the Reds. “I played with him, and even though Tony Perez was t... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:14:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dragons_Staff_announced_8230couple_of_surprises/1556699 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dragons_Staff_announced_8230couple_of_surprises/1556699 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dragons_Staff_announced_8230couple_of_surprises/1556699 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/b/eb05c56fdcd1069f9cabdf320c33b19eb9ff275c/small/Ken_Griffey_Jr_8b04.jpg According to Jon Heyman, the Mariners, for some reason I cannot understand, have resigned Ken Griffey Jr. to a one-year deal worth a $2 million base plus incentives that could add another million dollars to the deal.At his peak Griffey was one of the best players in the sport and maybe all-time, but am I the only one who thinks it's sad watching him play now? Last year he hit career worst .214/.324/.411 with 19 HR and 57 RBI in 117 games for the Mariners, and at times looked like it was a... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mariners_Resign_Griffey/1546419 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mariners_Resign_Griffey/1546419 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Mariners_Resign_Griffey/1546419 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/3838f65b9f609105f3644e63d8f3e05aebb1c098/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f383350.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D51E8C5E05FC7AED18.jpg 39-year-old Ken Griffey returning to Seattle and leading the Mariners to their first World Series championship was sports' feel-good story of the 2009 season — nay, the decade.After reaching 40 homers in the regular season for the first time since 2000, Griffey hit a memorable two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 ...Oh, wait. That was for the Yahoo! Sports Blog in an alternate universe; !Oohay, that one's called. As baseball fans in this realm know, the... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:18:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Return_of_the_Kid_Ken_Griffey_signs_deal_with_Mariners_for_2010/1546276 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Return_of_the_Kid_Ken_Griffey_signs_deal_with_Mariners_for_2010/1546276 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Return_of_the_Kid_Ken_Griffey_signs_deal_with_Mariners_for_2010/1546276 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/8/d8d2e024cfe569103154c50a4c71dc72d26406ed/small/Ken_Griffey_Jr_0e37.jpg Behind Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey Jr. likely ranks as my favorite athlete of the 1990’s. For good reason, too. The Braves were/still are my favorite team, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t find myself pulling for the Mariners back when they had Randy Johnson (with the mullet), a very young Alex Rodriguez [...] Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:56:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Original_24/1546033 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Original_24/1546033 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/The_Original_24/1546033 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/1/81072ee608197f37a6a8225c80a16b205af17366/small/Ken_Griffey_Jr_68c2.jpg by Pat LackeyFiled under: Mariners, AL West, MLB TransactionsKen Griffey Jr. is returning to Seattle for at least one more season. The story was originally reported by ESPN and confirmed in a statement by the team Wednesday afternoon. The future Hall of Famer agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Mariners that's similar to the one he signed prior to the 2009 season. Griffey returned to the city he became a star in last year after spending nearly a decade in Cincinnati and hit .214/.... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_for_One_More_Year_in_Seattle/1544830 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_for_One_More_Year_in_Seattle/1544830 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_Returns_for_One_More_Year_in_Seattle/1544830 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/f/9f0d88e2a613929f6f7eb5f85f7c28eb657b649c/small/91124776.jpg Ken Griffey Jr. has reached agreement on a one-year deal to return to the Seattle Mariners in 2010, said a baseball source. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:13:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_reaches_one_year_deal_with_Seattle_Mariners/1544445 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_reaches_one_year_deal_with_Seattle_Mariners/1544445 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Ken_Griffey_Jr_reaches_one_year_deal_with_Seattle_Mariners/1544445 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/7/97d6d93d1c0e7bcc7c51fcd305787ae53f9d458f/small/MLB_JUN_18_6d85.jpg This isn’t really very complicated.  It’s a 4-step process. 1. Fire Alan Cockrell, hitting coach. 2. Hire Ken Griffey, Jr. as hitting coach. 3. Sign Mike Sweeney to a 1 year, 1.5 million contract. I’ll be honest.  I’m not the sort of guy who buys into team chemistry having a profound effect on a baseball team’s performance.  But it [...] Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Griffey_and_Sweeney_Solution_Or_How_to_Keep_Ichiro_Happy/1492761 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Griffey_and_Sweeney_Solution_Or_How_to_Keep_Ichiro_Happy/1492761 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/The_Griffey_and_Sweeney_Solution_Or_How_to_Keep_Ichiro_Happy/1492761 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/a/baaaf0ba2405b1ab20a4c0447dfce61f944475ca/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f383342.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193FAC41A6BBF9596D5983CF7987A891A43.jpg