The Detroit Tigers have acquired Gary Sheffield from the New York Yankees for three righthanded pitching prospects, the Tigers announced Friday.
In return for Sheffield, the Tigers sent Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett to New York. Detroit agreed to a two-year contract extension with Sheffield through the 2009 season.
The moves comes days after Sheffield blasted Yankees management and said Bobby Abreu, the player who took his place in New York's lineup, isn't a good a player as he is. The Yankees exercised their $13 million option on Sheffield last weekend, preventing him from becoming a free agent, and asked him for a list of teams to which he'd like a trade.
"Everybody knows when I go to another team, I'm coming back looking for you. That's just the way it is," he said earlier this week. "When you let me go, I've got a chip on my shoulder, and I'm coming with it. That's how I play the game."
He'll have the chance to prove it again by moving across the AL to the Tigers, who stunned the Yankees in the playoffs on the way to the World Series.
Sheffield, a 19-year veteran and nine-time All-Star who has played for Milwaukee, San Diego, Florida, the L.A. Dodgers, Braves and Yankees, has a .297 career batting average, 455 home runs and 1,501 RBI in 2,229 games. He's sixth among active players in RBI and seventh in home runs.
"We have been able to add one of the biggest bats in baseball," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who managed Sheffield in Florida. "I have a great relationship with Gary Sheffield and I have the utmost respect for him. I'm happy to add a bat of this magnitude and that he'll be a Tiger."
Sanchez, who went a combined 10-6 with a 2.63 ERA over 20 starts in Double-A and Triple-A, will join the Yankees' 40-man roster. Whelan, who had 27 saves, will report to Double-A Trenton while Claggett will report to Class-A Tampa.
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
I was looking for an emoticon that was yawning. I guess the roll works too.
the roll was because people are already discussing it in the hot stove thread. yawn all you want, but it's a big trade for Detroit...
_________________ “You’re good kids, stay together. Trust each other and be good teammates to one another. I believe there is a championship in this room.”
-Ernie Accorsi in his final address to the NY Giants locker room before retiring as GM in January of 2007
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Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
aubiejam wrote:
Ricardo Tubbs wrote:
:roll:
I was looking for an emoticon that was yawning. I guess the roll works too.
the roll was because people are already discussing it in the hot stove thread. yawn all you want, but it's a big trade for Detroit...
I was yawning at Sheff's comments. Yes it is huge for Detroit if he plays. His act is getting old. He (is or) was one of the most intimitating hitters in the game. I wish he would just play and keep his mouth shut.
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I never wanted Sheff originally but he was some hitter his first two years, and, other than his original self negotiation of his contract, he was well behaved for the most part. That said, picking up the extension worked out well - not sure about the guys they picked up yet but I thought it might drag out and get ugly. I would have liked to see him move to the NL, I can see a future Yankee killer here...
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