That didn’t take long. The Mets announced Friday, that they have reached a one year deal with veteran slugger, Gary Sheffield, according to MLB.com’s Harold Reynolds. Sheffield, who was let go by the Tigers last week brings a turbulent off-field reputation along with his 499 career home runs into New York as the highly-touted Mets look to fulfill the prediction of World Series Champions made by Sports Illustrated.

The precise details of the deal are not yet known, though the Tigers still owe Sheffield 14 million, while the Mets most likely signed him to a minimum deal of $400,000 which releases the remainder of his salary to him at season’s end.

Sheff is no stranger to New York, where he played for the Yankees for three years (2004-2006), which ended with little fanfare as a plague of injuries limited him to only 39 games in his final season. The New York Mets are hoping he has one great year left in him.

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