baseball trade rumors, latest baseball newsThere has been a host of different Ken Griffey Jr. baseball trade rumors but all those can be laid to rest after the Chicago White Sox acquired him according to the latest baseball news. The deal is not 100 percent just yet though, there is one person who needs to sign off on the deal and that is Ken Griffey Jr.. Nearing retirement Griffey only has a few seasons left meaning that he probably wants to go to a city that he likes. Being from Tampa Bay many thought he would go to the Rays but that turned out to be nothing more than baseball trade rumors.

There were even baseball trade rumors that Griffey would go back to the rainy city of the Mariners. Griffey has had a decade long career and been with the Reds for five years. He has the power at this point. The White Sox have been looking around the league for players with Griffey on the top of their list. As of right now Griffey could stay on the Reds and make 17 million dollars in 2009.