Gary Griffey  
Relief Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Griffey, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. You know, some times I think I can throw harder than Griffey, and that's saying a lot. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. Griffey is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Griffey has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Griffey as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
What The Free Agents was thinking when they signed Griffey to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Griffey.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 


 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2007 FA 56 35 29 34 49 45 46 49 51 70 49 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 5 34 43 126
2008 FA 57 35 32 36 49 45 46 49 51 70 49 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 5 35 45 133
2009 FA 57 35 33 38 49 45 46 49 51 70 49 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 5 35 48 135
2010 FA 57 35 34 39 49 45 46 49 51 70 49 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 5 35 51 138
Ratings Delta       +1 +1                                       +3 +3
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.