I dont understand this at all. Playing Griffey in center is not only a bad idea from the standpoint of him simply not being able to cover much ground but also from the extra stress on his legs. He is not exactly durable. He isnt having a bad year but his bat speed isnt the same, his legs are shaky and he doesnt hit left handers at all anymore. I just dont see how he improves this team. I suppose the thinking is that Swisher will hit more at first and maybe Konerko is done(or hurt or both) but Griffey isnt even an average CF anymore and his bat is not nearly good enough to make up the difference.
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