Quote Originally Posted by Aronchis
You should. Giving Griffey a 9 year contract was really stupid,
Historically the best years for a player are 25-29 followed closely by 30-34 and a big dropoff after 35. There are exceptions to every rule(Molitor, Bonds, etc) but giving a 9 year deal was an enormous risk for a small market franchise. However, JB was more worried about the 15 minutes of fame he was going to get for being able to trade for and sign Jr.

Trading for Jr was a good idea, nobody could forsee all the injury problems. Giving a 9 year deal was way too much risk.