Yankees Pick Up Option on Sheffield; Sheffield Not Happy About It

Dynasty · #1 10-26-2006, 05:32 AM

USA Today story

With this attitude, why would the Yankees want him on their team? I'd love to see them trade him and brew up a controversey.

New York Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield, informed Wednesday that the Yankees will pick up his $13 million option in 2007, was angry by the decision, hoping instead the Yankees would let him go.

"This will not work, this will not work at all," Sheffield told USA TODAY. "I don't want to play first base a year for them. I will not do that."

Sheffield, who heard that the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels were interested him, said he was hoping to test the free-agent market and receive another three-year contract.

"I don't know what they're [Yankees] going to do," Sheffield said. "Maybe they picked it up just to trade me. If they do that, if I just to a team for one year, there's going to be a problem.

"A big problem.

"I will not do this."

Hopefully, this will keep him off the Red Sox.

P.S.
It might be a good idea for somebody to start the 2007 Yankees thread for topics like these.

Quadstriker · #2 10-26-2006, 05:47 AM

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What the Yanks response should be:

See this piece of paper you signed? You were more than happy to take our money, now shut up and play.

crockpot · #3 10-26-2006, 06:03 AM

sheffield is way more likely to get traded this offseason than a-rod. didn't anyone watch the playoffs? the yankees don't want to put up with that kind of defense at first base.

Suigin406 · #4 10-26-2006, 07:42 AM

he's done this before when dealing with trades, so i can't say it's surprising...sad thing is that he's such a good hitter that there will always be teams in need of his services...still surprised the yankees picked this up, i can only see this as a trade bait...

Green Kool Aid · #5 10-26-2006, 09:28 AM

theoretically, what sort of offer would the yankees need from the red sox to get their hands on sheff?

Kneel B4 Zod · #6 10-26-2006, 09:38 AM

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it would need to involve John Henry giving Steinbrenner a foot rub

Jeff W · #7 10-26-2006, 10:26 AM

lol Shef, you can retire if you want, but otherwise you signed a [censored] contract.

Baseball players have no idea how good they have it(thanks to their union, one of the most successful in the US).

Rubeskies · #8 10-26-2006, 11:05 AM

Won't somebody think of the children!

prohornblower · #9 10-26-2006, 12:01 PM

omg Yankee drama!

metsandfinsfan · #10 10-26-2006, 12:24 PM

They are definitely trading him. I think they wanted to prevent him from going to Boston. Angels seem like a possible destination, or back to the Dodgers maybe if they want to spend the money .. but the team getting him will have to sign him to an extension or maybe he will make errors on purpose again like he did in Milwaukee