Would Griffey consider being dealt to surprising Rays? - Jon Heyman - SI.com

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Heyman's Latest: Griffey, Garcia, Sabathia
Published 6/13/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... SI.com's Jon Heyman has a new column up. Ken Griffey Jr. is reportedly telling friends that the Rays are his preference if he is to be traded.  He'd be close to his Orlando home, always a major consideration for him.  Heyman says Junior would prefer to be dealt after the All-Star game.  It's not known whether the Rays have interest in Griffey, though. Freddy Garcia hit 85 mph in a recent session.  It's been suggested he could be in the Majors by late August. Heyman talked to a ...

Oh Great, Here We Go
Published 6/13/2008 by R.J. Anderson at DRaysBay: Front Page Posts
... Jon Heyman: Griffey, 39, has a no-trade clause but has told intimates that if the Rays stay in the race, he'd consider waiving his veto power to go home. Or close to home, anyway. Tampa is much nearer his Orlando area residence than any other big-league city. Griffey's tony Isleworth community is about an hour from St. Petersburg, where the Rays play. I like Griffey, but honestly, I don't want him here, not for the price it's likely to take, but here's a far more interesting tidbit from the article: Floyd ...

Griffey considering Rays as an option?
Published 6/13/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
... Now that Junior has hit his 600th home run, the rumors are flying. It’s been floated that he might take a trade to the Mariners, problem is that he would have to waive his no trade clause. But he’s been telling friends that he’s monitoring the upstart Tampa Bay Rays - this according to John Heyman of SI.com. ...

OPS Notebook: Percival Activated, Reyes to DL, Griffey to Rays?
Published 6/13/2008 by Tommy Rancel at Outs Per Swing
... Griffey the Ray?We all read about Jayson Stark’s speculation about Griffey signing with the Rays next year. We passed it off as just that speculation, but today, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustratedgives us this little nugget of info about Griffey and the Rays ...

Griffey to TB?
Published 6/13/2008 by Will Carroll at Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered
Jon Heyman sniffs around at the growing rumors of Ken Griffey Jr moving to Tampa Bay in a trade. The Reds and Rays could make this trade, but there’s some complex issues. Let’s look: 1. Would Griffey help or distract the young Rays? This is a bigger question than most think. The team passed on more than a discussion of Barry Bonds for fear of repelling a growing fan base or altering their clubhouse mix. Griffey has had his way with the clubhouse in Cincinnati, getting more special privileges ...

Odds and Ends: Bradley, Floyd, Threets
Published 6/13/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... about this...the Royals almost acuired Milton Bradley a year ago for Leo Nunez but the deal was voided. Paul Hagen offers some pitching ideas for the Phillies. David Cameron explains why the Mariners are so bad. The international signing period begins on July 2nd; pitcher Michel Inoa heads the class.  It's been suggested the A's could offer him $4MM. Jon Heyman says this might be Cliff Floyd's last season.  Floyd has a $2.75MM ...

BCB Links
Published 6/14/2008 by Deaner (noreply@blogger.com) at Blue Collar Baseball
I have been kinda consumed by packing up for my impending move on Monday, so here are some links to stories that I found interesting. Tiger Stadium gets a couple of more months on death row. I'm really happy to hear this because once I get settled into my new place in NW Ohio, my parents are going to come up for a Detroit Tigers game. My dad is a huge fan of the 1968 Detroit Tigers and attended a few games at Tiger Stadium during the '68 season. I was hoping to take him by there on our way to Comerica Park. Ken Griffey, Jr., who lives in the Orlando area, has told friends that he might consider a trade to the Tampa Bay ...

Links of the Day 6/14/08
Published 6/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) at The Victoria Times
Mike Tyson and 50 Cent are both very scary individuals. New York may never be the same after this incident . It appears that new Twins draftee Adam Conley will, uh... provide that spark the Twins are looking for ? At least he and Delmon Young could have something to talk about. No! Cliff! You've got at lest 5 seasons left, right?

Junior Has His Eyes on Tampa
Published 6/14/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
Filed under: Rays, Reds, MLB Rumors, Cincinnati, Tampa BayNow that Ken Griffey Jr. has surpassed the 600 home run milestone, and the Reds are sitting in last place in the NL Central (though they're only three games under), if there's ever going to be a time when Cincinnati would trade Junior, this is it. Griffey has already gone on record as saying that he expects to be traded this season, but since he has a no-trade clause, he's going to have a say in where he's going. One of those places Junior would consider? According to SI's Jon Heyman, Tampa is looking nice this time of year. Now ...

Ken Griffey Jr. Is Apparently Interested In Going To The Tampa Bay Rays
Published 6/14/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Not all that long ago, getting traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays would have been considered a fate worse than death. My how times have changed. With the Rays having their best year ever, and being only 1.5 games behind the Red Sox, suddenly Tampa doesn't seem like a bad location to get traded to. Even better, some people are actually looking to get traded. According to SI's Jon Heyman, word is that Ken Griffey Jr. is more than open to going to Rays if they can hang in there. Griffey, 39, has a no-trade clause but has told intimates that if the Rays stay in the race, he'd consider waiving his veto ...

Griffey's Agent Denies Rays Rumor
Published 6/15/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... SI.com's Jon Heyman recently wrote that Ken Griffey Jr. was telling friends he was monitoring the Rays as a possible destination.  Heyman's source indicated Junior would consider waiving his no-trade rights to play near his Orlando-area home.  Heyman admitted that no serious trade talks have occurred, though. ...

Griffey Rumors: Tampa
Published 6/15/2008 by Chris at Redleg Nation
Jon Heyman at SI.com says that Griffey “has told intimates” that he would consider waiving his 10/5 no-trade rights and accept a trade to Tampa. But there’s no evidence there are yet serious trade talks involving Griffey, and one intimate said, in fact, that “nothing’s imminent.’ In other words: Trial balloon floated by Jr’s agent/surrogate. Will Carroll looks at scenarios at BP Unfiltered. Heyman also intimates that Griffey intentionally sat out the Philly series to hit his 600th HR in Florida, and is believed likely to prefer waiting to be traded until after the All-Star ...

Ken Griffey Jr. To Rays?
Published 6/16/2008 by Anthony (noreply@blogger.com) at MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com
The Tampa Bay Rays, trying to shake their reputation as MLB's version of the Los Angeles Clippers, are rumored to be a potential destination for Ken Griffey Jr., should the Reds decide to move him.  According to ESPNEWS and Si.com, Griffey, who lives in Orlando, has privately told friends that he would consider waiving his no trade clause for a trade to the Rays. ...

Griffey to Rays? Sabathia to Yankees?? Let the MLB trade rumor season begin!
Published 6/16/2008 by Brian Joseph at Baseball Digest Daily
... The latest and greatest flurry of rumors surrounding Griffey have spawned from Jon Heyman of SI.com who wrote Friday Griffey told friends he is monitoring the progress of the Tampa Bay Rays and he would consider waving his no-trade clause.  This was followed by an MLB.com report on Sunday that ...

The Greatest Day In Sports…Ever?
Published 6/16/2008 by Rockabye at The Arena
Sunday was indisputably a day full of drama, mostly thanks to some guy I was cheering for finding another way to make golf riveting theater. But was it one of the best days in sports in history? Let’s examine. The best way to do this, I think, is to break it down by event. 108th U.S. Open Final ...

Lou Adler is the coolest guy he knows.
Published 6/16/2008 by Poncho Sinatra (noreply@blogger.com) at Sport Hump...dry and harmless
... Griffey was probably the best player of my generation. He obviously has been hampered by injury's the past 8 years. If healthy, he would have OWNed the home run record. He has the best pure swing anyone has ever seen, and in his prime, the best glove in MLB history. NOPE- Griffey, a longtime resident of the Orlando, Fla., area, is telling friends he's monitoring the surprising Tampa Bay Rays as a possible destination for him, should the Reds decide to deal him ...

Agent Denies Griffey, Rays Rumor
Published 6/16/2008 by Robby O'Daniel at Hot Foot
... SI.com’s Jon Heyman reported on Friday that Reds OF Ken Griffey Jr. was telling friends he would think about waiving his no-trade clause to head to the Tampa Bay Rays, the team closest to his Orlando home. However, Griffey’s agent ...

Buy or Sell: Tampa Bay Rays
Published 29 days ago at FanHouse
... has been the talk of rumors involving the Rays, saying that if the Rays stayed in the race, he would consider waiving his no-trade clause to join them, being that they're close to home and all. Well, nice of Griff to give the Rays his blessing. There's just one problem: maybe the Rays wouldn't consider going after him. And if they're smart they wouldn't. The Rays have been getting similar production from ...

Ken Griffey, Jr To The White Sox?
Published 20 days ago by Chris at Intentional Foul
... Good thing Junior looks good in black because his current team, the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to trade their outfielder to the Chicago White Sox. The only thing holding it up is Griffey’s approval, something he considered doing when Tampa Bay was being discussed. ...