Griffey has knee surgery

Ken Griffey, Jr. had his knee scoped. It looks like he won't be returning to the White Sox.

"There's no question," Dr. Tim Kremchek said, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "It affected that push-off leg. How much I don't know. But he was dealing with it all year. There's not much you can do early in the season."

Griffey will be a free agent this offseason, if as expected, the White Sox decline his $16 million option for the 2009 season. He has said he would like to continue playing next season.

Griffey looked washed up this past season, and although the knee surgery might help get his production up, he's certainly on the down slide. Where he ends up is anybody's guess, and if he can't put up better numbers it won't be as a DH.