freep.com - 8/14/2008
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As expected, Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield cleared trade waivers this afternoon. Now that the team has secured waivers on Sheffield, it can trade him at any point between now and the end of the regular season. Sheffield is owed roughly $17.5 million between now and the end of the 2009 season, which limits his trade value. Sheffield entered today's game against Toronto with a .222 ...
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Sheffield Clears Waivers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... THURSDAY: Unsurprisingly, Sheffield cleared waivers today.
WEDNESDAY: Sheffield's agent noted that he has not asked for a trade, but might be willing to waive his no-trade clause under the right conditions (perhaps the chance to play the outfield every day). Sheffield is expected to clear waivers tomorrow afternoon. It's often been said that Sheff thrives on controversy, and he bashed two home runs last night.
TUESDAY: According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Tigers placed Gary ...
No Takers For Sheffield as he clears waivers!
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
... Now that the team has secured waivers on Sheffield, it can trade him at any point between now and the end of the regular season.
Sheffield is owed roughly $17.5 million between now and the end of the 2009 season, which limits his trade value.
Sheffield entered today’s game against Toronto with a .222 batting average, 12 home runs and 35 RBIs in 78 games, during a season in which he has suffered through the effects of off-season shoulder surgery.
Source:Detroit Free Press ...
From this evening's Detroit Free Press:
"As expected, Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield cl...
Bless You Boys —
... No takers for Sheffield on waiver wire by Jon Paul Morosi
Players Who Cleared Waivers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Ross - Ross had cleared waivers prior to being designated for assignment. He is earning $2.525MM this year.
Duaner Sanchez - His velocity is down 3.6 mph from '06. Sanchez is under team control through '09.
Scott Schoeneweis - His strikeout rate is down, but so is his ERA. Apparently no team wanted to risk taking on his contract - $910K more this year, $3.6MM in '09.
Gary Sheffield - No surprise here. Sheff is owed around $17.5 million between this year ...
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Sheff Put On Waivers
dailyfungo.com 8/12/2008 — ESPN’s Jayson Stark is reporting (at 4:45 p.m. ET today) that the Tigers have put grumpy Gary Sheffield on waivers .
Teams aren’t permitted to comment on the waiver process, so it’s possible the timing is coincidental. But there ...
How the waiver process works
beck.mlblogs.com 8/13/2008 — As many have so aptly described in the comments section of a previous post, placing a player on waivers at this time of year (say, Gary Sheffield, according to an ESPN.com report) is a procedural move that teams do with several players. It allows ...
Waiver Trade Possibilities For Red Sox, Rays —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
The Red Sox, three games behind the Rays in the standings, have the advantage when it comes to waiver claims. Both teams are dealing with injured third basemen for the next few weeks, and may choose to bring in some veteran assistance.
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe names four players who may be of interest to the Red Sox and Rays: Rich Aurilia , Mark Loretta , Gary Sheffield ...
Fun stuff: Signings, Waivers, Trades, Games —
Watching the Tigers
Yep, Gary Sheffield has been placed on the waiver wire. The waiver wire is just MLB's version of a yard sale. You put whatever is cluttering up your house out on the street in the hope that someone stops by to take it off your hands. You don't get much for what you're selling, but at least you don't have to drag it all the way to the dump yourself. Also, the stuff you're selling is supposed to ...
Tailing Tigers flood waiver wire —
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The Detroit Tigers have been a huge disappointment. They were expected to run off with the AL Central, but started in reverse and have basically been in neutral despite one streak in overdrive. Their motors have stalled again and it has led to the floodgates being opened to the waiver wire , according to ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark. The Tigers have place perpetual malcontent Gary Sheffield ...
Gammons' Latest: Sheffield, Pujols —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
ESPN's Peter Gammons has a new blog post up.
The Tigers called the Rays, shopping perpetually unhappy DH Gary Sheffield . The Rays' baseball people were not interested.
Albert Pujols ' elbow is barking a bit, but he expects to finish the season. I wonder what a healthy Albert could do.
Gammons notes a failed waiver trade back in '03. The Cubs acquired Rafael ...
