November 10, 200619 yr NEW YORK ? (AP) ? Gary Sheffield was traded from the New York Yankees to the Detroit Tigers on Friday for three pitching prospects. New York gets right-handers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett. The Yankees exercised Sheffield's $13 million option last weekend to prevent him from becoming a free agent, and Sheffield said Wednesday that the Yankees had asked him to provide a list of teams he wouldn't mind being traded to. As part of the deal, Sheffield and the Tigers agreed to a two-year contract extension. Detroit's current starting outfield has Craig Monroe in left, Curtis Granderson in center and Magglio Ordonez in right. Sheffield could play a corner spot with the AL champions or see time at designated hitter. Sheffield, who turns 38 on Nov. 18, wants to play three more seasons. He topped 34 homers and 120 RBIs in each of his first two seasons with the Yankees but missed most of 2006 with a wrist injury from an April collision with Toronto's Shea Hillenbrand. When Sheffield returned in late September, the Yankees shifted him to first base.
November 10, 200619 yr The Yankees raped them....Sheff is a broken down player.....I think he's hurt most of the season next year.
November 10, 200619 yr The Yankees raped them....Sheff is a broken down player.....I think he's hurt most of the season next year. Agreed. Pretty stupid f***ing move on the Tigers part. That outfield doesnt need to be upgraded at all. Only way he stays healthy for 75% of the year is at DH all season.
November 10, 200619 yr The Yankees raped them....Sheff is a broken down player.....I think he's hurt most of the season next year. Agreed. Pretty stupid f***ing move on the Tigers part. That outfield doesnt need to be upgraded at all. Only way he stays healthy for 75% of the year is at DH all season. But it gives them the big bat they wanted in the middle of their lineup.
November 10, 200619 yr I think Gary will stay healthy next season, just stick him at DH. i really think hes still got it, i mean just look at the numbers before this year. I think he can really be a positive for detroit.
November 11, 200619 yr I don't get why this is a dumb move by the Tigers. They get a big time bat and their full-time DH who will be playing next year with a ton to prove and another chip to go with the 9 others on his shoulders. They traded from their surplus of pitching which they don't need to get what they do need, smart trade. The Yankees probably could have been wiser to trade Sheff out of the AL or to an AL team that isn't their biggest contender but probably figured/decided that whatever the best deal was that wasn't with the Red Sox or Mets, they would do. I don't fault that logic either when you can get the prospects they did for a player they didn't need. Works out big time for both.
November 11, 200619 yr These prospects the yanks picked up sound very good. One throws 96+, one has a hard sinker, and the other dude sounds pretty good too. Good trade for both sides, but I think the tigers overpaid a little bit.
November 12, 200619 yr Sanchez broke down at the end of last year. He looked pretty good for a good majority of the season, but his value as a top prospect is questionable. Whelan won't be seeing the majors anytime soon. I don't mind the trade.
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