It was tempting to give Ken Griffey Jr. an honorary slot in Bleacher Report’s latest MLB Team of the Week.
The Kid will officially enter the Hall of Fame on Sunday, and even at age 46 he exemplifies everything that’s fun and awesome about baseball. Let’s put it this way: He might be the only guy his age who can still rock a backward baseball cap and get away with it.
This isn’t about legends, though, or legacies. In fact, quite the opposite: It’s the 10 guys—one per position, including a starting pitcher and designated hitter—who have busted box scores over the past seven days.
To qualify, a player needs to have made at least two starts at the position in question or one start in the case of pitchers. While it’s mostly about individual output, we award extra credit for gaudy numbers that translated to ticks in the win column.
Limber up your commenting muscles, throw on your favorite Griffey highlight reel (here’s a pretty good one) and proceed when ready.