Monday, November 10, 2014

This Day in New York Yankees History 11/10: Enter Sheffield


On this day in 2006 the New York Yankees traded Gary Sheffield to the Detroit Tigers for pitching prospects Kevin Whelan, Humberto Sanchez, and Anthony Claggett.  The deal included a two year extension for Sheffield worth $28,000,000 through the 2009 season. Nothing ever came of any of the three pitching prospects but Sheffield had to watch from home as we won the 2009 World Series so there is always that memory to hang on to.

Also on this day in 1978 the New York Yankees traded the 1977 Cy Young Award winner Sparky Lyle, Dave Rajsich, Larry McCall, Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, and $400,000 to the Texas Rangers for left handed pitchers Dave Righetti and Paul Mirabella, right handed pitcher Mike Griffin, and outfielder Juan Beniquez. What made this deal interesting was earlier in the year Graig Nettles spoke of Lyle by saying he would go from "Cy Young to sayonara" making his prediction a reality.

1 comment:

  1. That is "Puff" the great and disappearing Nettles. He was called "Puff" because he would say something about someone or thing and while everyone was getting their two cents in...sometimes very heated two cents by the way...he was gone.
    Bye the bye, he was really something to see in the 1977 (I think) World Series, I had and haven't ever seen a 3rd baseman make so many outstanding defensive plays in my lifetime! If anyone ever gets a chance to see those World Series games...watch them, it is well worth it.

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