BREAKING: Mets Sign Sheffield

It did not take long for Gary Sheffield to find a new team, as ESPN.com is reporting that the New York Mets have signed the 40-year-old slugger just three days after being jettisoned by the Detroit Tigers.The Tigers are on the hook for $13.6 million of his $14 million contract this year, while the Mets signed him for the major league minimum of $400,000. The Phillies and Reds were also reported to have show interest in the veteran outfielder. Sheffield provides the Mets with a right-handed power bat, something they were lacking in a predominately left-handed batting order. "Gary gives us another element in the lineup and he gives us a different intensity, just because of the competitive guy that he is,"  Mets G.M. Omar Minaya said. His role remains somewhat unclear, however, as he was primarily a designated hitter in Detroit. Mets manager Jerry Manuel said the team would give Sheffield time to get in shape to play the outfield, which he hasn't done regularly si...