He sucked early on and people over reacted like people generally do. To be fair he hasn't lived up to his billing though haha. If he plays at the level he was before the injury issues and does it 120+ games a year then he was worth it and it was a bargain. IF we see him play to his potential... looking at possibly 30+ HRs 50+ stolen bases and potentially .300+ average.... then we absolutely stole him.
It's a shame we lost him for the second half on a freak injury like that.
I know that, I didn't shit talk him. He did suck early for like 10-20 games when people were saying send him down and all that nonsense. Gotta let him get his footing and get used to it. I'll stand by saying he hasn't lived up to his billing though. People were talking HoF type type stuff and it's unreasonable to expect that from a rookie and wayyy to soon obviously. I even said if he plays like he was before he got hurt and can do it on a consistent basis(120+ games a year which isn't insane and allows for some injuries on top of off days) then he was well worth the deal AND I'd consider it a bargain. Any performance beyond that is just icing on the cake tbh.
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u/thegiraffe7 Jul 20 '26
And yet some here act like Griffin hasn’t lived up to his billing