[新聞] Report: Yankees to pick up $13M option on Sheffield

[parabird (Harry)]

ESPN.com news services


NEW YORK -- Gary Sheffield was told Wednesday that the New York Yankees will
pick up his $13 million option for next season, according to a newspaper
report.


 Sheffield


Sheffield said he was hoping to test the free-agent market and get another
three-year contract, USA Today said in a story on its Web site.

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

Sheffield, sidelined from May 29 to Sept. 22 with an injured left wrist that
required surgery, hit .298 with six homers and 25 RBIs in 39 games this
season. He played first base for the first time in his major league career
after he returned in September.

"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 [go] to a team
for one year, there's going to be a problem."

A message was left by The Associated Press seeking comment from Sheffield's
agent, Rufus Williams.

It's possible the Yankees are positioning themselves to trade Sheffield, as
several teams are reportedly interested in a player of his type. The New York
Daily News reported Wednesday that at least a half-dozen teams -- the Angels,
Orioles, Cubs, Giants, Astros and Rangers -- are in the market for a
power-hitting corner outfielder, and that doesn't include the Red Sox and
Mets, who could also use the help. The Yankees can now prevent Sheffield from
going to such rivals without getting anything in return.

One GM reportedly called Yankees GM Brian Cashman last week about Sheffield.
"To be honest," he said, "I was kind of put off, leaving me to believe he's
got at least a couple of teams really pushing him hard [for Sheffield]."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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