"This is the first I've heard of it," Ken Griffey's agent, Brian Goldberg, said when told of the reported deal that would have sent him to the White Sox. Griffey also said the Reds had not talked to him about it. A USA Today Sports Weekly report said the Reds had struck a deal with the White Sox but team owner Carl Lindner vetoed it. Reds general manager Dan O'Brien will not discuss specifics on prospective trades, but he echoed Goldberg's comments. "I haven't had one conversation with Junior about waiving his five-and-10 rights," O'Brien said. As a player with 10 years in the majors and five years with the same team, Griffey can veto any trade. Goldberg said the Reds have a list of "three or four teams" to which Griffey would accept a trade. "But the White Sox are not one of them," he said. The Sports Weekly report said: "The greatest trade that was actually made - and vetoed - was a true blockbuster: The Reds were trading center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox for top minor-league outfielder Chris Young, first baseman Casey Rogowski, along with a fringe prospect. The trade, which included the Reds picking up $4.5 million of Griffey's $13 million annual salary the next three years, was agreed upon the night of July 29. Griffey even let friends know that he would waive his 10-and-five rights and accept the trade. But Reds owner Carl Lindner killed it Saturday morning."