Reds Trade Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox

Ken Griffey Jr. has been traded to the White Sox. (AP Images)"]

With the MLB deadline quickly approaching more wheeling and dealing is going down.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded future hall-of-famer Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox for infielder Danny Richar and pitcher Nick Masset.

Griffey has been overall a disappointment Cincinnati, nursing injuries for most of his tenure. The Reds must pay the remainder of Griffey's $12 million salary.

With the White Sox leading the AL Central, Griffey could help give the offense some needed pop.

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