cnati.com - 16 days ago
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The future of Cincinnati native, former Red and future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. could be resolved soon, his agent Brian Goldberg said on Thursday.Goldberg said he was scheduled to meet with the Mariners soon and any decision on...
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Griffey Decision Not Going To Drag Out
U.S.S. Mariner —
... C. Trent Rosecrans, longtime sports writer in Cincinnati, passed along this story, where he basically just says that he talked to Brian Goldberg, Griffey’s agent, and he expects an announcement in a week or so. Rosecrans probably has the best relationship with Junior of any member of the media, so take this with fewer grains of salt than you usually would – this is about as close to from the source as we’re going to get. ...
Junior's Decision Likely To Come Before Long
Lookout Landing —
Not a whole lot to say on this, but Dave passed along the link, so I might as well post it:
Goldberg [Griffey's agent] said he was scheduled to meet with the Mariners soon and any decision on Griffey's future with the team -- and in baseball -- would be made sooner rather than later.
We'll tackle this story once it's resolved. For now, just something to think about. It's not exactly news, but at this point in the offseason, it might be close enough to qualify.
Griffey decision might come soon, agent says
Mariners blog —
Ken Griffey Jr.'s future with the Seattle Mariners should be determined in fairly short order, Griffey's agent told a Cincinnati sports website on Thursday. C. Trent Rosencrans, a former Cincinnati Reds beat writer, reports on his CNATI.com site that agent Brian Goldberg said he's meeting with the Mariners soon and expects a decision will be forthcoming "sooner rather than later." Griffey indicated at the end of last season that he'd like to return for another year in Seattle if the Mariners want him back, so it seems likely a deal can be worked out quickly if the M's are ...
Odds & Ends: Belcher, Hermida, Griffey
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Ken Griffey Jr.'s agent Brian Goldberg told C. Trent Rosecrans of CNATI.com that Junior's future will be decided soon. ...
On Griffey (and Sweeney)
Palm Ball NW/Bleeding Blue and Teal —
... and C. Trent Rosecrans both reported yesterday that Griffey’s agent will be meeting with the Mariners in “the next few days” to discuss Griffey’s future with the team and the implication is that an announcement will be made sooner than later. This one probably won’t be dragging out until Spring Training like last offseason. ...
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