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Ken Griffey Jr.: 

Ken Griffey Jr. AnnRae Ferns MGT/445 January 5, 2012 Virginia Jones Avoidance/resolution Biases or perceptions Parties Involved Strategy Plan Copyright Notice Cultural or ethical Win/Win Problems or issues Parties position Summary

Parties Involved: 

Parties Involved Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners Cincinnati Reds Agent Brian Goldberg Coach Ken Griffey Sr. Woody Woodward, General Manager Art Linden, financier Pat Gillick, General Manager(sucessor) Pokey Reese, second baseman Jim Bowden, General Manager Sean Casey, first baseman Roger Jongewaard, VP Denny Neagle,, left-hand starter Scott Williamson, right-hand closer Real Allen, Managing Executive

Biases or perceptions: 

Biases or perceptions Executives state “Griffey was known to change his mind. Gillick assumes the list of four-teams was not written in stone.

Cultural or ethical: 

Cultural or ethical Bowden silently opens talks with Seattle Armstrong gives permission to Goldberg to contact the Reds Mariners had no authority to grant Goldberg such permission-that lies only with the commissioner’s office Major League Baseball source says that an investigation did confirm that the contact was illegal but that baseball considered it not serious enough to jeopardize the deal because the Mariners had endorsed the contact and no third team was harmed.

Problems or issues : 

Problems or issues Sources familiar with the investigation says that baseball officials Are so pleased to see Griffey in Cincinnati under such reasonable Contract terms that “they’re willing to look the other way on this One, and may choose only to levy a small fine with each club. Seattle Mariners were to closed minded as to who they would trade Griffey for that they caused a delay that was not necessary. Griffey’s choice for teams he would be willing to be traded to were Atlantic Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros , and NY Mets.

Parties Positions: 

Parties Positions Ken Griffey Jr. Wanted to stay in Washington Wanted to play for the Cincinnati Reds Wanted to be close to his family Would only be traded to certain teams. Seattle Mariners Would rather trade Ken Griffey Jr. instead of letting him become a free agent and they would get nothing in the deal. Atlantic Braves Did not want Griffey, they wanted Alex Rodriquez This offended Ken Griffey Cincinnati Reds Wanted Griffey Could not agree with all of the players to be traded. Finally game to an agreement

Win/Win : 

Win/Win Griffey was able to play for the Cincinnati Reds. The same team that his father played for and who was currently the Reds coach. Seattle Mariners received a good trade: Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko , Antonio Perez, Jake Meyer,

Strategy Plan: 

Strategy Plan Griffey plan was to be traded at all costs. Pat Gillick was trying to work every deal in order to not have Ken Griffey play another season for the Seattle Mariners. He felt that Griffey would be a disgruntled player. He had already received threats against himself and his family.

Avoidance/resolution: 

Avoidance/resolution Washington Mariners Would trade with Cincinnati Reds only for second baseman Pokey Reese, First baseman Sean Casey, left-handed starter Denny Neagle, and right-hand closer Scott Williamson. Plus one player from a list of the five best prospects . Cincinnati Reds Casey and Reese would not be part of the deal New offer by Mariners, Perez, Reyes, Tomko & catcher Jason LaRue Actual trade: Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Perez, Jake Meyer Griffey wanted to be traded at all costs, even though he did not get his first choice the Atlantic Braves, he did get his second choice the Cincinnati Reds. If it wasn’t for Seattle Mariners General Manager Jim Bowden opening trade talks again with the Cincinnati Reds, the trade would never have taken place. It has been said that the commissioners overlooked the fact that the trading began without their sanction. The commissioners were always involved in trade talks to mediate between the teams. Nothing was done in the way of suspensions or fines. They were just happy that the Griffey deal was done.

Summary: 

Summary Ken Griffey Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners as an outfielder. Disgruntled with the Mariners, Griffey wanted to be traded or when he became a free agent at the end of the season he would be leaving the Mariners. Griffey's choices we in order; Atlantic Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Huston Astros's, and NY Mets. The Mariners wanted to complete a trade with Griffey as they would be entitled to the benefits of the trade. If the Mariners waited until the end of season, the Griffey would be a free agent and the Mariners would get nothing. In the end, Griffey went to his second choice the Cincinnati Reds where his father played and was the coach. This became a win/win situation.

Copyright: 

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References: 

References Lewicki-Barry-Saunders. 2007. Negotiation: Readings, Exercises, and Cases, 5 th e.d. “The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation. The McGraw-Hill Companies. Photo of Ken Griffey Jr courtsey of is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ken_Griffey,_Jr._June_2009.jpg