no

5th outfielder/pinch hitter and nothing more. I don’t want him starting or as anyone’s primary back-up.

he’ll get Omar’s Old-Timers Special 2 Year Contract as a reward for this season, a la Valentin/Anderson/Tatis/El Duque. I equally expect him to be totally not worth signing for either of those two years, a la Valentin/Anderson/Tatis/El Duque.

Fingers crossed Omar is fired first.

in that case I’ll tale him.He can’t play the field but he does have some pop

doesn’t even approach the top of the list of Mets problems. I have few qualms with him coming back as a part-time outfielder next year.

but only under the stipulation that he doesnt start too many games. He really fits better as a DH somewhere, but I dont think he wants to go looking for another team.

If we can have Murphy, Evans, Martinez, Francoeur and Sheffield but not guarantee any of them jobs, I’d be happy. Plus, sign Endy again, seriously. Reed and Sullivan are flat out worse.

was, Of course he only means as a bench player and fourth or fifth outfielder. He wouldn’t actually bring him back as a starter/cleanup hitter. Then I saw Jerry’s quote:

“I’d like to see Sheff here, Sheff is a good player,” Manuel said. “I think he could still be very, very productive at the age of 40. It all hinges on health. There’s no doubt in my mind that this guy’s going to hit until he’s 50 years old. He’s just that gifted and blessed.”

Even though he kind of sucks, I would rather see him in the outfield then sully/and reed. Even with his dreadful season he is still .6 WAR, mainly because of defense at third, but he rated pretty good in center when he played there.

I think that I’m only suggesting this is because this is one of the only times I am so bored watching mets games at least change it up a bit

He’s still a potent bat, but he literally can’t move anymore. The way the Mets build rosters at the ML and AAA level, they simply can’t afford to assign roster spots to extremely limited players. Carrying Sheffield means carrying a contingency plan. Do you trust the Mets front office to do that?

Matt Stairs.. Stairs is a horrific defensive player, can’t move anymore and is older than Sheff, but he’s a “professional hitter”. I wouldn’t mind at all for Sheff to be a pinch hitter used mostly against lefty pitching (which we all know he still crushes.)

Sheffield put a ring on Jerry’s finger.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/08/manuel-mulling-livans-place-in.html

Also, Adam Rubin lobby for 5th starter spot.