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.

Sheffield reunites with manager Jim Leyland and GM Dave Dombrowski, who were all a part of the 1997 world champion Florida Marlins.

Sheffield, who turns 38 on Nov. 18, wants to play three more seasons. He topped 34 homers and 120 RBIs in each of his first two seasons with the Yankees but missed most of 2006 with a wrist injury from an April collision with Toronto's Shea Hillenbrand. When Sheffield returned in late September, the Yankees shifted him to first base.

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3 Comments:

• yankees picked up not one but THREE young pitchers? I mean pitching PROSPECTS? talk about unpossible. I experience guarded optimism/delight.

  By  June, at 7:25 PM   <$BlogItemControl$>

• one highly thought of starter and two relievers.

  By  lupe!, at 8:02 PM   <$BlogItemControl$>

• roooofle the original thumbs up pic was what i was looking for but i seem to have misplaced it :(

  By  lupe!, at 10:21 PM   <$BlogItemControl$>

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