Late Innings

Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners are closing on a one year deal. He wants 5MM, the same figure that Bobby Abreu is getting. A few days back, the Blue Jays inked Kevin Millar to a minor league contract.

Granted both players are receiving deep pay cuts given last year’s salary. On the surface, Griffey and Millar put up similar power numbers. However Griffey got on base, Millar didn’t do quite as well. Millar was a first baseman, and didn’t put up the expected power numbers. Still given these facts, is Griffey worthy of a 5MM deal, or is he worthy of a minor league contract, especially given his declining defense?

I’d go 3MM plus incentives if I was Jack K.