Ken Griffey Jr.

## About

Ken Griffey Jr. is a Hall of Fame center fielder who played in MLB from 1989 to 2010 for the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox. Griffey was likely supposed to represent the Mariners in Backyard Baseball 2001, but he was traded to the Reds about two months before the game's initial release. This is most likely why Barry Larkin and Griffey are both available as Reds players.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Ken Griffey Jr.

Ken has a big power bat in the game, with 100/100 batting power. However, he only has 37/100 contact, which brings his batting rating to a 9 and leaves him susceptible to pop-ups and foul balls. He has an above average arm, at 75 throwing strength and 76 accuracy. His glove is rated 95/100, although many have noted that he drops a lot of fly balls as an AI outfielder.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL draft, Ken was taken 5th overall by coach areyoutyler of the Bombers. Ken did it all for the Bombers, leading the team in batting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored.

#### Season 2

In Season 2, Junior was taken even earlier, with the 3rd overall pick by coach Ellman of the Indians. Ken led his team in home runs again, but most of his offensive stats went down. His poor contact was apparent, striking out 10 times as opposed to hitting 9 singles.

#### Season 3

With the expanded player field, Griffey was still a first round pick, being taken 17th overall by coach GreenDayEagles of the Rangers. For the third straight season, Junior hit double digit home runs, and he also drove in 28 of the Rangers' 103 runs.

#### Season 4

Ken was taken 20th overall by coach gmchappe of the Red Sox. With less emphasis on home runs and more on grounderball, Ken recorded 26 doubles as part of his impressive 0.776 batting average.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Ken was taken 11th overall by coach jibbodahibbo of the Monsters. Griffey enjoyed a great year from a power hitting standpoints, smashing 17 home runs, 6 of which came in a Week 10 win over the Marlins. The 6 home runs by Junior are tied for a BBL record, and the only such 6-HR game to occur in the Lulu era.

#### Season 6

The next season, Griffey was drafted 20th overall by coach Wizard of the Wombats, although he was eventually traded to coach Mavfatha of the Orioles. Griffey was far an away the best player on the O's, leading the team in batting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored.

#### Season 7

For the first time in his BBL career, Griffey fell to the second round, although he was taken with the first pick of that round by coach elchrisblanco of the Fishes. Griffey's power numbers took a hit, but he scored 24 runs, leading the team.

#### Season 8

Ken's draft stock continued to fall, and he was finally drafted 34th overall in the second round by coach Marco of the Wombats. Ken was one of the most valuable players in the Wombats offense, leading the team in batting average, runs scored, home runs, and leading the league in doubles, with 14. The Wombats missed out on the playoffs by one game.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, Griffey was taken 40th overall in the second round by coach MartianMan of the Rockies. Ken put the Rockies on his back, leading the team with a 0.756 batting average, 7 home runs, 23 RBIs, and 22 runs scored. Ken also earned an all-star nomination for his performance.

## Trivia

* Ken Griffey Jr. has a slight nerf when playing on Scrapco Field in Backyard Baseball 2003. This might be a reference to Griffey leaving the Mariners, who played at Safeco Field, due to the game's developers being self-proclaimed Mariners fans.