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Originally Posted by barrysloate
Was it the change of leagues, or the rash of injuries, that derailed Griffey's career?
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It was both. Griffey never really took care of his body, stretching before games and so forth (at least earlier in his career), and he became susceptible to injury. But if he was in the American League he would have had more at bats at least as a DH than in the NL where if you can't run down fly balls as an outfielder, you ride the pine.
At some point in his career, regardless of the league he was in, he should have converted to first base.