Gary Sheffield is the newest member of the New York Mets, according to SNY.
It is believed he has signed for the league minimum, which is $400,000.
As I said before, it’s a good signing for the price. Ryan Church will likely have his playing time diminish a little and it bumps Nick Evans down a notch. Evans may or may not make the Opening Day roster with the new addition.
Also affected: Marlon Anderson. Which, in my opinion, is a very good thing.
As the saying goes about pitching, you can never have enough. The same is true about position players.
Update – 3:53 p.m.: Salary update, according to Jon Heyman:
It is presumed that the Mets will pay him the pro-rated portion of the $400,000 minimum. The Tigers are obligated to pick up the rest of Sheffield’s $14 million salary.
Great move by the Mets. I believe this means they’ll be paying him less than Daniel Murphy, Nick Evans, Robinson Cancel, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell and Brian Stokes, for reference.
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