His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

His contract with Seattle will end following the 2000 season (which starts in April and ends in October 2000). ... Teams trade players for all kinds of reasons: to get rid of an expensive player with declining skills; to attract talent at some other position; bad "fit" in team chemistry, etc. ... SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to play closer to his home in Florida, rejected Seattle's eight-year contract offer and the Mariners said they will try to trade the 10-time All-Star. ... Griffey hit 48 homers this year after hitting 56 in consecutive seasons. ... The Mariners have a...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Pete Rose played in the Major League for 24 seasons. ... All of these statistics are definitely Hall of Fame worthy. ... A year later Janszen would replace Gioiosa as being Pete Rose's "number one man". ... Paul Janszen and his girlfriend Danita Marcum went with Rose and his family to Florida for the 1987 Spring Training season. During the 1987 baseball season, Janszen was a frequent visitor to Rose's manager's office at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. ...

• Word Count: 2562
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School