I heard a rumor this morning on XM that the Braves and Phils were the front-runners for one Gary Sheffield. You may remember him as a guy that hit homeruns and had incredible bat speed. That was him in pre-AARP form.
Fortunately, I can find nothing on www.braves.com to verify this rumor. But there is plenty of news throughout www.mlb.com of other teams that are interested. Hopefully the other teams interest will drive him away from the Braves, even though Cox is basically the only manager that Sheff has ever worked well with.
My problem with Sheff (whom I loved in his prime) is that he's old, his bat doesn't move like it used to, he's always hurt and he has played a total of 48 games in the outfield in the last 3 years!!! For those of you new to this game... the National League, of the which the Braves (and Phils) are a member requires all everyone who hits also plays in the field. OK, that's more than 1 problem, but you get my point. Much less, who would you cut for a guy that has proven he can't swing or run anymore?
Prove me wrong Sheff.
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Perhaps a few more CCs of "Juice" could get him back in good shape. btw, did you hear Schaffer bought a PROBatter pitching machine?
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