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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Oops. Memory slip. I meant Brian Anderson!


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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Josh Fields have a place to play in the 'nati?

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Anderson and Patterson in the same lineup.

    *shudder*

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by penantboundreds View Post
    (sorry, I had to)

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Wheelhouse View Post
    I think it's just as ridiculous to absolve Griffey from all blame (his contract handcuffed the team for years, not to mention his injuries) as it is to put all blame on him. It's my belief the Reds would have done better without him--and no one was more thrilled than me when "the trade" happened.
    This and the 2500 post have to have the biggest sack of **** about the Junior trade to have been spouted on this thread. Junior did not handcuff the REDS with his contract. If you read the articles about the deal at the time Juniors contract was the biggest bargain the REDS could have hoped for. It was well below market and had defferred payments which gave the REDS maximum flexibility. As others have said - the REDS handcuffed themselves by not wanting to add payroll and when they did there was some stranger contracts than Juniors. On top of that to blame Junior for bringing his injuries to the REDS is just assinine. Junior suffered those injuries playing all out in the field. Giving his all so the REDS could try to win.

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph View Post
    Josh Fields have a place to play in the 'nati?
    I think that would be getting too much in return for Jr, tbph.

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph View Post
    Josh Fields have a place to play in the 'nati?

    Can't imagine the Sox would part with him in a deal such as this one.

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph View Post
    Josh Fields have a place to play in the 'nati?
    no but he does in Chicago

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Guacarock View Post
    Folks on Sox board are saying Junior has approved and only remaining obstacle is a physical.

    Speculation on return to the Reds centering on CF Brady Anderson and reliever Nick Massett.
    According to Baseball America Masset throws 97-98 and has a plus curveball along with an average changeup and average slider/cutter. They refer to his stuff as tantalizing stuff but command problems have made him more hittable than he should be.

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Cyclone792 View Post
    Not that I know of.

    Griffey's pretty much owed his 2008 pro-rated salary plus the $4 mil buyout. I don't see the Reds sending enough cash to cover both; they may pay the rest of the 2008 salary, but I'm hoping that the White Sox will at least cover the buyout.
    Given this part of the trade, doesn't the commissioner's office need to approve the trade too?

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    I knew they would come out of the woodwork. I sometimes think Gallagher just changes screen names and still lives on this board. Oh well.

    I hope he accepts, but a little bit of me will go with him to the Sox. It was always my dream that he would play for the Reds and though it was not as much as I wanted, it still was a pleasure to watch him for 8 years and I'll miss him.

    Now, much of RedsZone will have to find another whipping boy to call the worst defensive outfielder in MLB. That should be fun. I look forward to the discussion.

    Something inside me says he will not OK this deal, but I hope he does. He deserves to play on a winner--something he didn't do for 8 years.
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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    According to Baseball America Masset throws 97-98 and has a plus curveball along with an average changeup and average slider/cutter. They refer to his stuff as tantalizing stuff but command problems have made him more hittable than he should be.

    Wasn't the same said about EV before 2008.

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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    The Louisville Bats are playing the ChiSox AAA team today, fwiw. I plan on attending the game so Junior discussion should bbe prevelant.
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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by Cyclone792 View Post
    Not that I know of.

    Griffey's pretty much owed his 2008 pro-rated salary plus the $4 mil buyout. I don't see the Reds sending enough cash to cover both; they may pay the rest of the 2008 salary, but I'm hoping that the White Sox will at least cover the buyout.
    Since techincially what is being traded is the contract, the buyout would remain in force. As for what cash goes between the teams, it's hard to say how these will come down. It could be any number of splits and I have no idea how you handle the deferred money.

    Some of these contracts end up with multiple teams paying the tab. I think the Rockies and the Marlins are still covering some portion of Mike Hampton's deal. I won't go into it here, but you can see the breakdown (no pun intended) at Cot's (http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/200...braves_15.html).
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    Re: Griffey Jr Traded to the White Sox (Pending Griffey Approval)

    Quote Originally Posted by SirFelixCat View Post
    I think that would be getting too much in return for Jr, tbph.
    I'd agree, but one rumor floating is that Weathers and Affedlt are in this deal too.

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