?I think I?ve come up with a way of getting Bonds and Griffey without really giving up too much.? The famous words of George Costanza on Seinfeld when consulting on trades for the fictional George Steinbrenner. That was back in the mid-90?s when Ken Griffey, Jr. was clubbing 50+ home runs on a yearly basis and made Barry Bonds appear to be the weaker ballplayer?s son. All of that changed in 2000 when Griffey was traded to the Reds and when Bonds hit, what was at the time, a career high of 49 home runs and he helped lead the Giants to the best record in the game. Everyone thinks of Griffey has been a disappointment in Cincinnati, but he actually got off to a good start in 2000, playing in 145 games and hitting 40 home runs, with 118 RBI?s, almost double the amount of homers he hit in any other season with the club. Here it is 2005 and we?re just past the halfway point and Griffey already has more home runs than he has had in any season since 2001. Unfortunately, his offensive renaissance is happening after three seasons where he was injured for half the season and the Reds have become a team not even remotely close to contending in the NL Central. Griffey is now the subject of trade rumors and the biggest hold up on whether or not he will be moved is if a team is actually willing to take on his heavy contract. The Padres are one team that is interested in the future Hall Of Famer and he actually would already be on the club if Phil Nevin hadn?t vetoed a proposed trade that would have sent him to San Diego several seasons ago. The White Sox are the other principal suitor, but Ken Williams? club has been built with bargain ballplayers and taking on Griffey would risk deviating from what has been a raging success. Another caveat in moving Griffey is that since he is a 10 and 5 player, he has the ability to veto any trade. He has now gone on record welcoming a potential trade. "Only to the right team," Griffey said. "It would have to be a top contender because I want to win. I want a World Series ring. I'm tired of looking at my dad's three World Series rings." The Reds are reportedly keen on moving him, so the question remains, will the Padres or White Sox or a darkhorse somewhere come in and acquire Griffey? And of course, without giving up too much. Christopher Reina is the executive editor of RealGM.com and may be reached at [email protected].