Tigers Acquire Gary Sheffield

At its simplest, most stripped-down, it's still an upgrade over Casey.

Tigers got ripped!! Thank you Tigers. Shef is what 38 or 39? This guy is old, plus he has wrist problems (well no duh after you swing as if you were trying to hit a 500ft HR). Who knows if the wrist problems won't hold him back.

Now from the Yanks point of view, great trade. They finally learned, hey let's go with young pitching. Humberto is a nice 3-5 starter, and Whelan is a great RP, the succesor to Mos spot. Now the Yanks got the cancer out of there, and they can pursue a good 1B.

Good job Yanks. Horrible job Tigers, have fun with your rental player, hope he kills your clubhouse too.

Tigers didn't get "hosed" at all. They're stacked with young pitchers and just got a legitimate #3 stud hitter for the middle of their lineup. They are ready to contend for the World Series right now...isn't that why they play the game?

I take that back. They signed him through 2009. I dunno bout that. He still a good hitter that might help out that young line-up

I'm not saying that he wouldn't but that was just a safe projection. He'll help them out alittle bit. I almost thought it would be nice to see him in a Cards uniform next year but I don't think that would have happened.

I'm actually surprised the Yanks traded him to an AL team, especially the one who knocked them out of the playoffs. With their rotation and now with Sheffield, Detroit will be a much improved team even from last year. Give Verlander another year under his belt and move Zumaya to closer and that team is downright scary.

Sheff is a MONSTER bat and just what the Tigers need, but I think they gave up too much.

Did the Yankees pick up any of the salary that Sheffield is owed for next season? If not, the Tigers got hosed.

So, the $13 million he'll make next season is paid for by the Yankees?

I don't think they're paying the $13M. It's possible but it seems like too much. Haven't seen anything about the money.

Picking the option has nothing to do with paying his salary.

in my belief i think it was even to both teams. the tigers got the big bat they needed and the yankees are paying for him this year so they can get another key playerlike zito or drew which though i doubt they will get but im just throwin names out there. in the yankees case they finnally joined the baseball world and got young pitching so kudos to them especially because the pitchers they got are superb. well thats all

Playa, that doesn't mean the yankees pay his salary. To put this deal in perspective though two of those pitchers are single A. It is no given how they turn out. Probably overpaid but its just a fact of the game now that you have to overpay to acquire top of the line players. You can argue if sheffield is still a great player but you cant argue that it is not almost exactly what the tigers needed. However, I see them basically pulling a white sox next year. The pitching staff overperformed and might not be enough to make the playoffs. Red Sox and Yankees stock up off of dissapointing seasons and Minnesota wins the division.

first of all sheffield signed an EXTENSION not a contract which means he has 3 years on the tigers, and the yankees do pay for most of the first year he is in detroit

Uhh, no, Steinbrenner is not still in charge. Not like he used to be. And according to Olney, the Red Sox did outbid him for Matsuzaka...so what exactly is he going to do? I hate the Yanks as much as the next Boston fan...but they're moving in the right direction, and that scares me a little.

The Yankees did not pay any money in the deal. The Tigers are on the hook for the 8 million sheff is due this year plus the money for the extension plus the 5 million that is deferred.

actually instead of joe mauer at that last of spot its manny ramirez

Eh I don't deserve any credit. All I did was post a link. Heyman is the man for scooping it.

Anyone here who things Sheffield won't produce isn't smart. He's not a rent-a-player, he's with the Tigers until 2009. I'll make a personal guarentee that he's going to have 100 RBI's in two of his next three seasons with the the Tigers. Everyone will regret saying what they're saying about him.

i agree with guardo. though i hated sheffield for leaving the braves and going to the yankees i think he is one of the best active hitters in terms of power, average, and run producing. what all you guys forget to mention is evn with his injuries and age, sheffield still has one of the quickest bats in the mlb and every casual baseball fan should know that bat speed generates power.

congratulations nick u just successfully repeated wat i just said

Am I the only one who thinks Sheffield is a major question mark? Did everyone forget he missed 120 GAMES WITH A WRIST INJURY AT AGE 37?? That is all.

if anybody is an idiot its you. they got sheffield because thats what they needed where were they going to put tejada and im almost certain the rangers were asking for more than the yankees were. and how can you call a gm bad when he takes a team that 3 years b4 had 119 loses and then gets them to the world series. he made the right moves and by the way he is not lucky. Rogers has putting up those numbers for the past 3 years and thames and monroe were highly touted prospects with the rangers and yankees b4 coming to the tigers. you dont win 95 games and call it a fluke these arnt the 84 tigers these are our tigers

thank u kyle now i know there is one less idiot in the world

i agree sheff is a big questionmark, but bravesrule dont even argue with the yankee fans, they just have to make sure everyone knows that not only did they get the better end of the deal, but that the tigers are idiots. They could have traded jeter for alex gonazales , but they would still be trying to say they somehow got the better end of the deal, probably cuz they have some kid in the dominican winterball league hitten .312 thats ready to take over for jeter.
Also, whoever said the tigers will be the last years whitesox, couldnt disagree more. Verlander, Bonderman, Rogers, Maroth, Roberston, Miner, and Andrew Miller sounds alot better then buerhle, garcia, vasquez, contreras, and garland(not that they both arent good staffs), but detroit has the deeper, more powerful, younger staff there. I am not a sheffield fan, but i agree that they did need his bat, although i think they needed a lefty more then a righty, but sheff was what they needed. I also agree with the point however, that sheff missed the whole season with a broken wrist(a wrist extremely important to his lightening quick bat speed and torque on his swing), and he is 37, where the injury will not heel as quickly as it would have 10 years ago, and he didnt show after coming off the dl that he was back to 100 percent by any means. If he is healthy, it is a good teal for each team

I like the trade for the Tigers, but i just have one question. Do you guys think they could of gotten a younger All-Star slugger for what they gave up? I'm talkin about like an Andruw Jones or Carl Crawford. If they could lock up Andruw Jones through 2009 like they did Sheffield I think that would be a much better option. Do you guys think what they gave for Sheffield would of been enough for Jones or Crawford?

My question as to needing Sheff is if they could've traded for a legit 1B with power and that Sheff isn't left handed, which I think they still need, if not more so now.

Hey drop top, Leyland promised Sheffield he wouldnt have to play 1st base. I mean i could see him playin maybe 1 or 2 games but 25 would be a little much especially since he didnt look good at first during the post-season. I cant see him playin more then 10 games at first and defidently not 25. But we will see.

Yea but i like guillen a lot more at short even tho he does make errors, but he also makes plays a lot of other SS wouldnt. I think the should re-sign casey or they really dont have to do anything they could just give the spot to shelton. Maybe he will play the hole year like he did the first month last year. I would like to see them get a 3rd basemen though. We need more offenseive production out of 3rd base. Maybe like Aramis Ramirez, that would be sweet, i actually have heard rumors.