From Sherman:
The Mets were closing in on signing Gary Sheffield, likely today, with an eye on giving him significant playing time, according to two people involved in the talks.
"Unless something drastic happens, he is a Met," one of the sources said. "Someone would have to offer him a second year, and I just don't see that happening."
Significant playing time? Sorry, Ryan Church.
Sheffield would be a significant upgrade for any right-handed bat off the bench, and I'm in favor of the team bringing him on board. He'd obviously come at a discount rate, so the Mets won't be on the line for too much. It's a smart move on their part as an unproven Daniel Murphy and Fernando Tatis try to tackle leftfield and a concussed Church gets the nod in right.
There is no reason the Mets shouldn't try to stack up their outfield.
His ego and attitude may be a bit of a thorn in the side of the fairly good clubhouse chemistry, but I don't see him being that much of a problem. He'll be vocal, but maybe the team needs that sometimes.
His play in the field isn't anything special, in fact it's just not that good. I'm not sure how the Mets will handle his glove, but he has a big enough bat to cancel some of that out.
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