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South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Trade Review: the Impact of Ken Griffey Jr. on the White Sox By Alex Eisenberg On Thursday, the White Sox made a move to grab Ken Griffey Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar. Griffey is obviously a shell of the player he once was, but that shell still makes for a fairly productive player. He doesn't hit for average anymore, but he gets on base a at a decent...
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Mets Today (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
White Sox get: Ken Griffey, Jr. Reds get: Nick Masset, Danny Richar This analysis is going to be biased, and sound bitter, because I’ve been a huge Junior Griffey fan since his first days in the big leagues. So consider yourself warned, and read this with a grain of salt. The White Sox ability to acquire Griffey for [...]
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
MLB.com : White Sox acquire future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. — MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox have acquired Hall of Fame-bound outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and cash considerations from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar.
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Right-hander Nick Masset has a 1-0 record with a 4.63 ERA in 32 games for Chicago this season.
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
GM gambles that Griffey has enough left for a playoff push Ken Williams pulled off a stunning trade Thursday when he acquired 13-time All-Star Ken Griffey Jr. from the Reds for right-hander Nick Masset and minor league infielder Danny Richar. Mike Downey: Griffey in a Sox uni? I'm stoked New: Ramirez to Dodgers, Bay to Boston RosenBlog: Where's he play? On Gavin Floyd Thursday: Twins fans, then Sox...
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Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
As a fan of the Rays I must say that as one hell of a trade deadline despite the ending result being inactivity. We did see a few future hall of famers change teams today though, so let's cover the day's three big moves. CIN trades OF Ken Griffey Jr. to CHW for P Nick Masset and INF Danny Richar Since the Tampa and Seattle rumors dissipated not much had been said in regards to Griffey switching teams....
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Another unexpected trade by Kenny Williams is now official, as the Sox will send right-handed reliever Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar to Cincinnati in the trade for Griffey. Williams has had a history of making moves at the deadline, and this is another that he hopes will improve the team and add experience for [...]
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The Chicago White Sox acquired Ken Griffey Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday for reliever Nick Masset and minor-league second baseman Danny Richar, giving Griffey perhaps his last and best chance to play in the World Series.
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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Ken Griffey has approved a trade to the White Sox ; the Reds will get reliever Nick Masset and minor league 2B Danny Richar in exchange. A nice deal for the Sox, who get the last couple months of a productive DH, who will be a free agent at the end of the season. Also via AP . Will Carroll reports of a three-way deal yet unfinished between the Marlins, Red Sox, and Pirates that would put Manny Ramirez...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The Reds found a taker for 38-year-old right fielder Ken Griffey, trading him to the White Sox for righthanded reliever Nick Masset and Triple-A second baseman Danny Richar.
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Wizbang Sports (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for....well, hell, a couple of guys I've definitely never heard of, pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar. Junior goes from the floundering Reds to the first-place White Sox and a possible shot at a World Series, finally. If he ever plays, that is. Considering the Sox outfield is already filled by...
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Men of the Scarlet and Gray (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Fox Sports reports that Ken Griffey, Jr. has approved the trade offer dealing him to the Chicago White Sox. The Reds will receive pitcher Nick Masset and second baseman Danny Richar in return for Griffey. We’ll be sorry to see him go. Perhaps Junior will get his opportunity to finally contribute to a World Series team, if [...]
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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
-P- The White Sox and Reds have agreed on a trade that would send Ken Griffey to Chicago for Danny Richar and Nick Masset . The commissioner's office needs to approve it. The players the Reds get aren't anything special, but they save money on the deal. I'm not really sure what the White Sox are doing here--they don't really have a place for Griffey. He may be the sort of player who draws interest...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
10:25am: Per Ken Rosenthal, Griffey approved the trade. It might involve $1MM+ in cash somehow. 10:16am: The deal awaits Griffey's approval, but it'd be for Danny Richar and Nick Masset according to Danny Knobler. The Reds will hopefully be willing to kick in some cash for Junior to approve the deal if necessary. 8:02am: Rosenthal says the Sox would most likely use Griffey in the outfield, though it's...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox put right-hander Jose Contreras on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and recalled right-hander D.J. Carrasco. Contreras, 7-6 with 4.60 ERA, was put on the DL retroactive to Friday with a sore right elbow. Manager Ozzie Guillen said right-hander Nick Masset likely will replace Contreras in the rotation.
