Griffey Jr.'s first homer for the White Sox made me wonder: how are the big name guys traded before the trade deadline doing with their new team? The older guys: not so well. The younger ones: smokin'! 36-year-old Ivan Rodriguez is only 8 for 35 with all of one RBI since coming over from Detroit to the Yankees. And 38-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. had only 9 singles in 43 AB for his new club before striking today.
On the other hand, 29-year-old Jason Bay is 24 for 70 (.343) with 18 runs and 17 RBI's in 17 cames for the BoSox, while eternally youthful (36-year-old) Manny Ramirez is an incredible 26 for 63 (.413) with 6 homers and 21 RBIs in 17 games for the Dodgers. Manny's on-base and slugging percentages are .500 and .746, respectively. You may not like the dude, but he can flat out play when he wants to ...
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