WhoDeyForever Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 SARASOTA, Fla. -- If Ken Griffey Jr. is ready to play on Opening Day, he will be in right field.Cincinnati Reds manager Jerry Narron said Monday he expects to start Ryan Freel in center because Griffey is still working his way back from a broken left hand. The longtime center fielder was injured in the offseason while wrestling with his kids."Right now, that's what our plan is. We would have loved for him to be available Opening Day to play center field -- it just didn't work out," Narron said.Griffey, a 10-time Gold Glove winner in center, has taken fly balls and made throws from right field in practice. Narron said he was very cautious about deciding to move the 37-year-old slugger from his customary spot."We had to make a decision. This late in the spring we need to get our club out on the field," he said. "I've got to do everything I can do to put our best club out there. My feeling is that with Ryan Freel out there, it gives us strong defense up the middle."---------http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/articl...sp&c_id=cin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsbengalsbucks Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hamilton maybe an option if he continues his strong Spring Training effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I feel bad for Griffey, but it's the right move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I also look foward to seeing what Hamilton has to offer come regular season time. I'd love to see him keep up the hot hitting and take over for Dunn (cue the TDB bashing ) but I don't forsee that.Freel is a better defender to have in CF that Griffey, and I'm glad to see the change made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COB Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Can this be merged with the thread about the Bengals picking up Courtney Brown? He and Griffey share a staggering susceptibility to injury that is so unnatural I think they must share some porcelain DNA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg BpG Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 about friggin time Griffey, you should have been there for 3 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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