Tigers get Sheffield

[brettbrettr]

They extended Sheff's deal to 3 years.

[samjjones]

I saw that deal is contingent on Sheffield agreeing to an extension through '09. Is he going to play 1B? Or are they going to convert Monroe to 1B?

[samjjones]

I'm not sure Sanchez potential > Linebrink, if that was a legit offer.

[THAY3R]

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OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME

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What do you know about Sanchez?

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Last year in AA and AAA he allowed 3.4 bb/9 and .3 homers/9 while striking out 9/9. He is kind of old for a prospect(23), but its great deal IMO.

Now I hope the Yanks sign JD Drew even though everyone tells me how awful he is.

[mosdef]

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Now I hope the Yanks sign JD Drew even though everyone tells me how awful he is.

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Drew isn't awful, he's just expensive for someone who averages 450-475 PA per season (estimate: I didn't actually check). That means you need to also pay another good player to play the other 100-150 PAs. Drew just isn't worth the headaches.

[THAY3R]

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Now I hope the Yanks sign JD Drew even though everyone tells me how awful he is.

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Drew isn't awful, he's just expensive for someone who averages 450-475 PA per season (estimate: I didn't actually check). That means you need to also pay another good player to play the other 100-150 PAs. Drew just isn't worth the headaches.

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Yankees have Melky(+ $$$) so that shouldn't be a problem if he happens to get hurt.

400 PA's of Drew + Melky >>>>>>> Soriano or Lee or whomever.

[Jeremy517]

A better thread title would be "Yankees dump Sheffield on Tigers".

I know that the Tigers wanted to trade pitching for hitting, but given the number of teams that need pitching, surely they could have done better than a 38-year-old with a bad attitude?

[mosdef]

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Now I hope the Yanks sign JD Drew even though everyone tells me how awful he is.

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Drew isn't awful, he's just expensive for someone who averages 450-475 PA per season (estimate: I didn't actually check). That means you need to also pay another good player to play the other 100-150 PAs. Drew just isn't worth the headaches.

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Yankees have Melky(+ $$$) so that shouldn't be a problem if he happens to get hurt.

400 PA's of Drew + Melky >>>>>>> Soriano or Lee or whomever.

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Ugh, Melky is not good enough to play for the Yankees.

[THAY3R]

He's good enough to be a 4th outfielder, especially at minimum salary.

[brettbrettr]

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I know that the Tigers wanted to trade pitching for hitting, but given the number of teams that need pitching, surely they could have done better than a 38-year-old with a bad attitude?

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Sheff's awesome.