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Agree on all fronts.
As noted in the coaching thread - Sweeney is a guy who appears to REQUIRE a minimum amount of PT to stay dialed in.  He was well below that threshold during April.  He's getting the PT he needs - and seems well positioned to being posting the .900 OPS figures he did in BOTH months of 2009 that he got more than 55 PAs.
I actually think Griffey is the type of player who may not actually lose much in the role of pure pinch-hitter.  I think he NEEDS additional adrenelan in order to push the ball out of the park - and a pinch-hitting slot is perfect for that. 
The real key here is that as a 25th man - (getting a few select PAs here and there), Griffey might be a plus.  But, 25th men don't start 5 games a week.  And if you're starting your 25th man 5 times a week -- well, you're doing a bad job of roster/lineup management.