Justus Sheffield, who was once a top prospect with the Seattle Mariners, has signed a new contract with the Cincinnati Reds. The 28-year-old appeared in parts of four seasons with the M's.
Former Seattle Mariners' top prospect and former starting rotation member Justus Sheffield has found a new home with the Cincinnati Reds.
The deal was reported on the minor league transaction page and announced by MLBTradeRumors. Sheffield has been assigned to the team's Complex League affiliate.The 28-year-old Sheffield was once a top prospect of the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Mariners. He was traded from Cleveland in the deal that sent Andrew Miller to the Indians and then dealt to the Mariners in the trade that sent James Paxton to New York.
Sheffield appeared in parts of four seasons with the Mariners, making 33 starts. He was 12-12 lifetime with the M's but pitched to a 5.40 ERA. He won a career-high seven games back in 2021, a season in which the M's missed the playoffs on the final weekend of the regular season. However, he had an ERA of 6.83 that season.
In 2023, he pitched at the Triple-A level for the Mariners, and then subsequently for the Braves. He was 2-6 among both organizations and had a 7.63 ERA.***On a fun note, the Cincinnati-Seattle pipeline remains strong. Since 2000, Ken Griffey Jr. Mike Cameron, Jesse Winker, Eugenio Suarez, Emilio Pagan, Luis Castillo, Justin Dunn and Sheffield are just a few of the players to be a part of both organizations.
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