"Tonight is a sad night, as we announce the departure of one of the faces of this franchise, but we will always be able to look back on all of Grif's accomplishment's and times with this organization."
Griffey was an original draftee of the franchise, when they were born as the Evansville Pimps. He hit 33 homers his first year, driving in 108. His second season he hit .297 with 20 HR and 104 RBI. Unfortunately, injuries started pilling up for Junior, as he never appeared in more than 116 games in a season after that.
Through it all he has amassed a cumulative line of .255/.337/.481, with 143 homeruns, 408 runs and 446 driven in, in 2472 at bats (Through games of 06/08).
He was a part of the back-to-back LP2 Champion Roller's teams and slugged .765 with 16 HR in just 136 at bats during the 2004 "B" season. He leaves the Roller's just three homers short of Gary Sheffield for 5th in Roller's history, while his 446 RBI's place him 7th.
On the other side of the deal, the Roller's are excited to have acquired Adam Dunn.
Dunn is a mountain of a man, 6'6", 275 lbs, and the ball just makes a different sound when he connects.
So far during the "A" season, he's hit .227/.385/.513, with 12 homeruns, 30 runs, 31 driven in and 37 walks. He also adds versatility as he's capable of playing both 1B and OF.
During his first two years in the LP2, Dunn has hit 73 homeruns, drove in 202 runs, walked 201 times, and struck out an amazing 383 times!
Also involved in the deal were 1B Conor Jackson and OF Scott Hairston. Jackson was a 2nd rd pick by the Roller's in the past Rookie Draft, while Hairston was selected in the 3rd round of the 2004 Rookie Draft.
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