 But nobody was angry in 1990 when the Reds, right before they had to lock in their postseason roster at the end of August, cut a 38-year-old Ken Griffey Sr. Because it was kind of over. The Reds, by the way, would go on to win the World Series that year. They cut him. It was over. Like, hard to cut a guy that meant so much to the franchise like that. But they did.