Sheffield traded to Tigers

[Optimist]

The Yankees and Tigers have agreed on a Gary Sheffield trade, SI.com has learned.

 

In return, the Yankees will acquire highly touted right-hander Humberto Sanchez and Class A pitchers Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett, according to a Tigers source.

 

 

The Tigers will extend Sheffield's contract for two years beyond the one year and $13 million remaining.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/11/10/sheffield.tigers/index.html

 

Good riddance.

[He Hate Me]

Tigers extended his contract for 2 more years plus the one remaining.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/11/10/sheffield.tigers/index.html

 

thoughts?

 

All 3 prospects seem to have pretty good K/9 IP ratios. Dont really see anyone of them that makes me second guess this deal. I'm very happy with it. Sheff is a monster, but he's very temperamental and someone who isn't focused on things like moving the runner.

[riverside sluggers]

Humberto Sanchez is a steal for the Yanks, very good pick up

[Cocos Disciples]

Yeah Sanchez is a real good pitching spect. The other 2 I donno about. But if Sheff can do what he did in 2004 and other years, the Tigers will once again find themselves on top.

[Soxfan1]

Linebrink turned down for this?

[riverside sluggers]

Sanchez is still one of the top 10 starting pitcher prospects in the game. 2006, in Double A he had a 1.76 ERA to go along with 86 Ks in 71.2 innings. He was rightfully so promoted to Triple A where he had a 3.86 ERA to go along with 43 Ks in 51.1 innings. The Triple A stats are skewed dute to the fact he had a "tired arm" nearing the end of the season as most pitching prospects do tend to have.

[elsrbueno]

This looks like a good deal for the Yankees

 

Claggett and Whelan put up good numbers in the low minors and Sanchez is decent. The concern for the Yankees is obviously that the Claggett and Whelan continue to produce and that Sanchez becomes a contributer sooner than later.

 

Sheffield's got wrist, shoulder, and back problems and is a real a-hole. If healthy he can really make the Tigers lineup dangerous in the short term but to me that's a big if.

[elsrbueno]

Linebrink turned down for this?

 

This is a more attractive package than Scott Linebrink alone.

[elsrbueno]

FWIW.... here's the Yankees' press release.

 

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061110&content_id=1738698&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2656847

 

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.

 

 

edit: sorry, didnt see posted

[Cityofchampions33]

New York gets right-handers Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett.

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/11/10/yankees_trade_gary_sheffield_to_tigers/

 

If tehre was a trhead prior tot his, I didn't see it, so sorry

[riverside sluggers]

This looks like a good deal for the Yankees

 

Claggett and Whelan put up good numbers in the low minors and Sanchez is decent. The concern for the Yankees is obviously that the Claggett and Whelan continue to produce and that Sanchez becomes a contributer sooner than later.

 

Sheffield's got wrist, shoulder, and back problems and is a real a-hole. If healthy he can really make the Tigers lineup dangerous in the short term but to me that's a big if.

 

Exactly, Sanchez should be starting games for NY in 2008 if not sooner than that. Barring Yankees are top bidder for Matsuzaka, 2008 rotation...

 

Phillip Hughes

free agent signing from this offseason (Zito/Schmidt or other)

Chien-Ming Wang

Mike Mussina

Humberto Sanchez

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

What a trade, great job by Cashman.

[Optimist]

I know; it's the complete opposite of the type of trade the Yankees are known for making.

 

Hail Cashman

[schillingouttheks]

The Yankees' rotation is going to look pretty damn sexy in a couple of years.

[Jon_Papelboner]

Good move. Guy had no use on the team.

[HeadOfSoxNation]

This deal works out best for both teams involved. Sheffield didn't have anywhere to play on the Yanks, and the Tigers have enough young pitching talent to be able to move 3 of them to get a consistent big (if not HUGE) bat in their lineup.

 

Of COURSE the Yanks passed on Linebrink for this deal. Great work by Cashman to work this.

[example1]

What a trade' date=' great job by Cashman.[/quote']

 

 

Why does everyone see this as a "great" trade. All prospects aside, its much easier to stock your team with talent like Giambi, Sheffield, Abreu, Jeter, A-Rod, Posada, Damon, RJ, Mussina, etc., and then trade them for prospects. It's not a coup, its a perennial all-star for 3 very solid prospects.

 

The only thing that has changed is that Yankee fans and their FO have somehow seen some virtue in patience all of a sudden. It's not hard to trade just one more 14 million dollar superstar to a contending team for good young specs.

 

The question is whether the Yankee fans are patient enough to wait for Sanchez and Hughes and Wang to develop, albeit it they will be developing with one of the greatest lineups in history behind them, or whether they will trade them for needs to win it all in one year.

[ORS]

This deal is a good fit from both ends. Both dealt from depth to fill a need. Both sides have some risk involved. I will say I'm a little surprised that Dombrowski extended Sheff, although that may have been the price of having a happy Sheff, and you get screwed if you don't have that.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Why does everyone see this as a "great" trade. All prospects aside, its much easier to stock your team with talent like Giambi, Sheffield, Abreu, Jeter, A-Rod, Posada, Damon, RJ, Mussina, etc., and then trade them for prospects. It's not a coup, its a perennial all-star for 3 very solid prospects.

 

The only thing that has changed is that Yankee fans and their FO have somehow seen some virtue in patience all of a sudden. It's not hard to trade just one more 14 million dollar superstar to a contending team for good young specs.

 

The question is whether the Yankee fans are patient enough to wait for Sanchez and Hughes and Wang to develop, albeit it they will be developing with one of the greatest lineups in history behind them, or whether they will trade them for needs to win it all in one year.

 

Its a great trade because the Yankees had no use for Sheffield and they still got pretty damn good value for him. Some here thought Sheffield had no value what so ever yet they are walking away with a top pitching prospect and 2 other solid specs and they did it without paying a dime of his contract. I could careless if it is easy or not, the Yankees got value for a player with no value to them (in terms of having a spot on the team) thus its a great trade for them.

[a700hitter]

This deal is a good fit from both ends. Both dealt from depth to fill a need. Both sides have some risk involved. I will say I'm a little surprised that Dombrowski extended Sheff' date=' although that may have been the price of having a happy Sheff, and you get screwed if you don't have that.[/quote']

If Sheffield didn't get an extension, he would have been a big problem for the Tigers. Will he play RF for the Tigers? or Mags?

[jsinger121]

If Sheffield didn't get an extension' date=' he would have been a big problem for the Tigers. Will he play RF for the Tigers? or Mags?[/quote']

 

He prolly will DH and split some time in the outfield.

[RedSoxRooter]

This is a great trade for the Yanks. Maybe the Tigers don't think that this year was a fluke and have the Win Now attitude. But sending off a projected stud pitcher for a really old steroid freak/clubhouse cancer is a bad trade any way you look at it unless it puts you over the top at some point in the next 3 years. And to throw in two good young arms makes it even worse.

 

Smart move for the Yanks.

[jsinger121]

When you have Justin Verlander, Jeremy Bonderman, Nate Robertson, Mike Maroth, Kenny Rogers and Andrew Miller waiting in the wings you can make a move like this. Its a good move for both teams.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

When you have Justin Verlander' date=' Jeremy Bonderman, Nate Robertson, Mike Maroth, Kenny Rogers and Andrew Miller waiting in the wings you can make a move like this. Its a good move for both teams.[/quote']

 

No doubt their pitching depth allowed them to make this trade.

[jacksonianmarch]

This isnt a good move for the Yankees. This is a fabulous move for the yankees. Humberto Sancez was actually rated in some publications as a better prospect than Phil Hughes. He, Hughes, and Homer Bailey are the three prospects in big league baseball who have been interchanging the title of "best minor league prospect". Add to that the closer who was a op 10 in the tigers system, and oh yeah he is a lefty who throws gas and the other guy who has been very good as well. This is a true coup by Cashman and a sure sign that the balance of power has shifted in the NY front office. They now have a minor league pitching corps that is rivalled by none. Good work cashman.

[Optimist]

None of the pitchers involved in the deal were left handed.

[jacksonianmarch]

None of the pitchers involved in the deal were left handed.

 

 

just saw that. My bad. The closer they got was also a top 10 prospect, which is what I wanted to convey.

[MC Hammer]

Wow the tigers are f***ing stupid.

 

"So we're gonna have to beat the Yankees every year ..."

 

"Yeah but Rivera is close to being done."

 

"... I got it ... lets trade them a young closer for a 40 year old disgruntled OFer"

 

"... uh"

[riverside sluggers]

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_122111.jpg