Nick Masset along with infielder Danny Richar of the Chicago White Sox have both been traded for right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds. Talks began Wednesday, July 30, 2008, one day before the trade deadline, and the deal was made official after Griffey accepted the trade the morning of July 31, 2008. The trade must first be approved by commmisioner Bud Selig.
"Nick" Masset is a right-handed pitcher for Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox. He was selected in the eighth round of the 2000 entry draft by the Texas Rangers. Masset attended St. Petersburg Junior College prior to entering the Rangers farm system in 2004.
Masset had minor league stints with the Single-A Stockton Ports, Double-A Frisco RoughRiders and Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks prior to his first call-up in June 2006.
Masset was traded to the White Sox on December 23, 2006, along with John Danks and Jacob Rasner for Brandon McCarthy and David Paisano.
