Ken Griffey Jr approves trade to White Sox
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Baseball Today -- Thursday, July 31
Published 7/31/2008 by mikemcd (mmcdermo@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING: There have been a lot of rumors in the past couple years about Ken Griffey Jr. going a lot of places (Seattle, Boston, New York), but to my knowledge, the Chicago White Sox had never been mentioned as a likely destination. Well, today, Griffey appears destined to be a South Sider. The Reds have agreed to trade Griffey to the ChiSox for an unknown package of players, and the deal just awaits Griffey's approval, Ken Rosenthal reports. (Foxsports.com) ...
White Sox Agree to Trade for Griffey Jr.
Published 7/31/2008 by Mr. Fleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a trade for Ken Griffey Jr., according to Ken Rosenthal. The deal is pending Griffey Jr. waiving his no-trade clause. ...
The Big Day
Published 7/31/2008 by Cardinal 70 at C70 At The Bat
For the second time this year, a start was highly anticipated, with ramifications for the rest of the season. Unlike Mark Mulder's implosion, though, Chris Carpenter's night was much more of what we wanted to see. Four innings was a little short, but he was getting close to his pitch count and came up in the top of the fifth, which was a logical place for a pinch-hitter. He got stronger as the night went on, only allowed one run (though numerous base runners) and has something to build on for his next outing against the Dodgers at home. (I'm sure he'll get a standing ovation when he takes the mound that night!) It's another one of those nights where it's hard to pick a ...
White Sox Acquire Ken Griffey Jr.
Published 7/31/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
From out of nowhere, the White Sox have acquired Ken Griffey Jr. Ken Rosenthal says the deal awaits Junior's approval. The fit is unclear, as the Sox have Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye in the corners and Jim Thome at DH. Perhaps they'll try Griffey at first base?
Ken Griffey Junior to White Sox
Published 7/31/2008 by Dunnerer (noreply@blogger.com) at Dunn and Dunner
Ken Rosenthal: Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will accept the trade, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known what the Reds would receive in return.Well that happened pretty quick. This would be the 2nd time the White Sox have tried to trade for Griffey. The 1st time happened a few years ago the trade was rumored to have have sent Chris Young (the outfielder) to the Reds, but of course Griffey blocked that one. Reds will be lucky to get a bucket of balls for ...
Griffey traded to ChiSox pending his approval
Published 7/31/2008 by gg at Red Reporter
Per Rosenthal.
Ken Griffey Jr. has never played in a World Series. He might be on the verge of getting his chance.
The Reds have traded Griffey to the White Sox, pending his approval. Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will approve the deal, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known what the Reds would receive in return.
Griffey, as a player with 10 years of major-league service, five with the same club, has the right to block any deal. The White Sox attempted to acquire him from the Reds at the trade ...
BREAKING NEWS: Reds And White Sox Agree On Trade
Published 7/31/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
According to Ken Rosenthal, the White Sox and the Reds have agreed to swap players including Ken Griffey Jr. Griffey will have this morning to agree to the trade and play for a potential World Series team. Rosenthal says, "The Reds have traded Griffey to the White Sox, pending his approval.
Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will approve the deal,
according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known
what the Reds would receive in return." Stay tuned for more breaking news.
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Griffey to the White Sox pending approval
Published 7/31/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
Ken Rosenthal of foxsports.com (click here for the article) is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds have traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox, pending his approval of the deal. The Griffey rumors had been very minimal of late, so this one came out of leftfield. The White Sox also seem to be pretty set on corner outfielders with Carlos Quentin & Jermaine Dye, as well as DH with Jim Thome. Nick Swisher is currently playing CF, with Rosenthal speculating that the team could use Griffey in that role, with Swisher shifting to 1B to spell Paul Konerko. It seems like Griffey is not really a need for the White Sox, unless there’s a corresponding move to be made here. We’ll have more on the deal when ...
The Sox just traded for Ken Griffey Jr.
Published 7/31/2008 by PVL at South Side Sox
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8398348/Reds,-ChiSox-agree-on-Griffey-trade,-await-approval
Not really sure what this does to our club, but, we shall find out.
I imagine that he will play center, maybe some at the corner outfield spots if Q or JD needs a day. But, Swish and Paulie's roles with the team will drasticly reduce. My question is, where is the pitching?
It is unknown what they gave up in the deal, so It could possible lead to something else.
"The Reds have traded Griffey to the White ...
Published 7/31/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... "The Reds have traded Griffey to the White Sox, pending his approval. Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will approve the deal, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known what the Reds would receive in return." [Fox Sports.com] ...
Massive Trade News: White Sox Acquire Ken Griffey Jr.
Published 7/31/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... As per Walkoff Walk commenter Donkey Time, smarmy baseball apparition Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports is reporting that the Chicago White Sox have reached a deal to acquire Ken Griffey Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds. The teams are waiting on Griffey to decide if he really wants to play for the emotionally abusive Ozzie Guillen. MORE DETAILS AS THEY COME IN. ...
2008 MLB Trade Deadline Live-Blog
Published 7/31/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
8:40am Rosenthal is reporting that the White Sox have traded for Griffey. Why? I have no idea. The only thing I can think they'd do is bench Konerko, move Thome to first, and have Quentin/Dye/Griffey rotate between LF/RF/DH. 8:44am Or I guess they could put Swisher at first, and have a terrible defensive outfield. 8:53am Okay, take a look at one of the latest Manny rumors: Pirates get: Jeremy Hermida, Ryan Tucker, Mike Stanton Boston gets: Jason Bay and John Grabow Marlins get: Manny, with Boston paying all of his salaryThis can't happen. First of all, the Red Sox are trading two months of Manny Ramirez for ...
White Sox, Reds have deal in place for Griffey
Published 7/31/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
White Sox, Reds have deal in place for Griffey My God. It happened. It actually happened : Ken Griffey Jr. has never played in a World Series. He might be on the verge of getting his chance. The Reds have traded Griffey to the White Sox, pending his approval. Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will approve the deal, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known what the Reds would receive in return. ...if Griffey gives the OK.
Ken Griffey Jr. Traded To Chicago White Sox; Junior Has Now Approved
Published 7/31/2008 at FanIQ Blog
As soon as we think all the big names have been traded, setting up a boring MLB Trade Deadline, Ken Rosenthal drops this bomb on his early Thursday morning.
Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded to the Chicago White Sox pending the Cincinnati Reds right fielder's approval.
UPDATE: He approves.
Griffey has been the subject of trade winds in Chicago for what seems like the past three-four seasons. First on the south side, then the north, and back south. In 2005, the White Sox and Reds were close to a ...
Ken Griffey Jr. Traded To Chicago White Sox Pending Junior's Approval
Published 7/31/2008 at FanIQ Blog
As soon as we think all the big names have been traded, setting up a boring MLB Trade Deadline, Ken Rosenthal drops this bomb on his early Thursday morning.
Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded to the Chicago White Sox pending the Cincinnati Reds right fielder's approval.
Griffey has been the subject of trade wins in Chicago for what seems like the past three-four seasons. First on the south side, then the north, and back south. In 2005, the White Sox and Reds were close to a Junior deal, but it didn't make sense financially for ...
Quality Start: Deadline Day
Published 7/31/2008 by romanwarhelmet at Major League Jerk
... first. That’s right a 17 year old has more of an in than Peter Gammons. Suck it ESPN. And this morning Foxsports.com is reporting the Reds have traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox. It is not know who the Reds got back but I am sure NickP is dancing somewhere in downtown Cincinnati. I have never seen some one hate a Hall of Famer from his own team so much. I guess that is what makes us jerks. Well, let’s look at the games that were played last night: ...
Thursday Trade Deadline Reading
Published 7/31/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... My Uncle Dave is a huge Cincinnati Reds fan and it's being reported this morning that they've reached an agreement to trade Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox. Obviously more information on this will emerge throughout the day, so I'd recommend checking legitimate news outlets to stay abreast of the situation, since we are wildly unreliable. ...
Reds trading Griffey to White Sox?
Published 7/31/2008 by JohnClay at Sidelines
... That's what Fox News is reporting, saying that Cincinnati has a deal set to send Ken Griffey, Jr. to the Chicago White Sox, pending Griffey's approval. ...
Thursday Applesauce And Trade Deadline Open Thread
Published 7/31/2008 by Eric Simon at Amazin' Avenue
... Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded to the White Sox, pending Griffey's 10-5 approval. Griffey is having a so-so year, posting a 103 OPS+, which is actually kinda crummy for a corner outfielder playing his home games in Great American Ballpark. We'll see how much he as left in the tank. ...
Let It Go, Junior
Published 7/31/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Dustin Parkes) at Drunk Jays Fans
KenRos at FOX Sports News is reporting that Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded to the Chicago White Sox. No word yet on who the Reds will get in return, but the deal must still be approved by Junior. ...
Griffey Jr. To Sox; Good Move?
Published 7/31/2008 by Dr. C (noreply@blogger.com) at Chicago Bull
... After flirting with the idea of bringing a man with one of the sweetest swings in the history of baseball for a few years, Kenny Williams has finally landed Ken Griffey Jr., pending his approval. While the deal awaits a thumbs up or down from Jr., a few things can already be concluded from this unexpected move. ...
Ken Griffey's odd-shaped puzzle piece shipped to Chicago
Published 7/31/2008 by 'Duk at Big League Stew
... It's not known which players the Sox will be including in the first-reported-by-Ken Rosenthal deal, but since the Reds and Griff were headed for a divorce this offseason anyway, the price tag can't be that high. ...
Junior Says Yes to White Sox Deal: Report
Published 7/31/2008 by Jeff Kallman at The MLB Source
... Ken Griffey, Jr. has said yes, and the Cincinnati Reds will swap the future Hall of Famer to the Chicago White Sox, according to Fox Sports. And Sports Illustrated is now reporting the Reds will get infielder Danny Richar and pitcher Nick Masset from the White Sox. ...
Griffey Jr. headed to the South Side?
Published 7/31/2008 by Chris Dall at The Bleacher Bums
| Main Posted at 8:55 AM on July 31, 2008 by Chris Dall ( 0 Comments ) According to Fox Sports and ESPN , the Chicago White Sox have traded for Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. No word yet on who the White Sox gave up in return. But the deal apparently hinges on Griffey's approval, and that's not necessarily a given. Griffey has reportedly nixed deals in the past. If this trade does go through, how much does it improve Chicago? Griffey Jr. is certainly not the player he once was, and his 2008 ...
Is Junior Heading To The South Side?
Published 7/31/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , wonders Kevin Rys, “does he still have the wheels to cover center field?” Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal claims the Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. will become a member of the Chicago White Sox, pending the outfielder’s approval. Rosenthal doesn’t mention who the White Sox are giving up, but we can safely assume Chicago aren’t offering Steve Stone as part of the deal. ...
BREAKING: Griffey headed to White Sox
Published 7/31/2008 by SC at Camden Chat
... Ken Rosenthal (I know, I know) is reporting that a deal is in place to send 600-year old Griffey to the White Sox. ...
Deadline Deal Rumors
Published 7/31/2008 by Mantlemurcer (noreply@blogger.com) at My Pinstripes
... Ken Rosenthal reports that Reds outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. is deciding whether or not to waive his no trade clause to accept a trade to the White Sox. No details on the trade itself. The White Sox are reportedly interested in relievers David Weathers and Jeremy Affeldt as well. The ...
The White Sox pursuit of a 1999 fantasy title continues ...
Published 7/31/2008 by Andy Behrens at Roto Arcade
Ken Griffey Jr.? Really? This from Ken Rosenthal: The Reds have traded Griffey to the White Sox, pending his approval.
Griffey will decide Thursday morning whether he will approve the deal,
according to a source with knowledge of the situation. It is not known
what the Reds would receive in return. There's a move that makes little obvious sense, unless it's part of a wheel-play where other pieces move to other teams. Griffey is essentially a DH, and the White Sox already have one of those -- and he's ...
Another Day In Tradesville
Published 7/31/2008 by Paul SF at YFSF
... Heyman and Rosenthal haven't updated yet -- probably because they're working on the other big deal of the morning: Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox. ...
Nonwaiver trade deadline talk
Published 7/31/2008 by Colin Wyers at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
... Also, the White Sox have traded for "CF" Ken Griffey Jr. I find this achingly hillarious. Right this moment, Ken Griffey Junior is probably the third-worst defensive outfielder in baseball. True story! The White Sox would have been better off trading for Adam Dunn and making him their center fielder. This is insane. ...
Breaking: Griffey to the White Sox, ending best relationship since …
Published 7/31/2008 by Ink Jet Sean at The Meaningful Collateral
... Foxsports.com reports the Reds are about to trade Ken Griffey, Jr. to the White Sox if he agrees to the deal (Griffey has ten years in the majors and five with the Reds, giving him the right to deny the trade). ...
Could the Yanks move on Lohse?
Published 7/31/2008 by Joseph P. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... Stark mentions the White Sox and the Rockies as other suitors. The White Sox, with the acquisition of Griffey, seemingly have a spare bat. But with Scott Linebrink on the shelf, do they have a reliever to spare? ...
BREAKING NEWS: Ken Griffey Jr. traded to the Chicago White Sox
Published 7/31/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (karazekevin) at SeaTown Sports
... Ken Rosenthal from Fox Sports is reporting that the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox have agreed upon a trade that will send the living legend to the Windy City. ...
Ken Griffey Accepts The Trade And Is Heading To The White Sox!
Published 7/31/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
It's official! Ken Griffey Jr. has accepted the trade that sends him on his way to the Chicago White Sox.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports broke the news and reports the following...
Griffey has approved a trade to the White Sox, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. The trade is now pending the approval of the commissioner, an indication that it involves a cash transaction of more than $1 million.
The approval is expected to be a formality. It is not yet known what the Reds will receive in return.
Griffey had the right to block a deal as a player ...
Ken Griffey Jr. Gives Okay For Trade To White Sox
Published 7/31/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... ( Junior learns it’s no fun to play “Pull My Finger” by yourself ) Ken Rosenthal of FOX SPORTS reports that the Cincinnati Reds slugger has agreed to be traded to the Chicago White Sox . Reds management had proposed the trade earlier Thursday morning, but they needed to get Ken’s OK since Griffey had no-trade protection in his contract. This is the second time the Sox tried to make a grab at Griffey - the first was right before the trading deadline back in 2005. (Turned out they ...
Ken Griffey Headed to the White Sox in Early Deadline Day Deal
Published 7/31/2008 at FanHouse
... . has been traded", I actually bugged out a little which, in hindsight, seems kind of silly. As of this morning, when Griffey was in fact traded to the Chicago White Sox, he's batting .245/.355/.431 with 15 homers and 538 at bats. ...
