Ben Sheets "Status" (or lack thereof)

One liner on it looking like Sheets won't pitch this year. Now that the draft has (long) passed, Sheets would not cost draft picks for a team that signs him. Is he still worth thinking about for next year, or is it a terrible idea to add another question mark arm to the Mets' collection of question marks? I don't have anything really to say myself, but I'd love to hear what some of the people here think about Mr. Sheets.

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I think it's worth a short-term, incentive-laden flier.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 12, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

1 year 2.5 mil with a club option for 2011.

by Delgado on Aug 12, 2009 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

abso-damn-lutely.

If he puts it together, great. If not, it’s only money.

by anonymous on Aug 12, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I'd be ok with him if it was elbow issues,

but guys with shoulder problems like his never seem to come back the same.

"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."

-Jim Fregosi

by Stephen Schmidt on Aug 12, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

At least he'd be a good question mark

Most of our question marks are kind of meh to begin with.

by Gina on Aug 12, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

Exactly

The question mark is more like, “Ben Sheets, yeah?” rather than “Olliver Perez?… Hello?”

by TheBigStapler on Aug 13, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep

An injury question mark who’s good if he’s healthy is better than an injury question mark who’s crappy if he’s healthy

by JoshNY on Aug 12, 2009 7:40 PM EDT reply actions

i say take a flier on him if you can get the incentive based contract

by KeithsMoustache on Aug 12, 2009 11:17 PM EDT reply actions

Why not take the chance

He’s better when healthy than half of our current rotation. Give him a short deal with lots of incentives, the only downside is us being out whatever it takes to sign him.

"I reject your reality and substitute my own"
-Adam Savage

by blueandorange4life on Aug 13, 2009 2:35 AM EDT reply actions

Ben Sheets with arm issues

is still better than, Livan, Redding and Ollie

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Aug 13, 2009 2:40 AM EDT reply actions

I'd love to see us go into next season

with Aaron Harang and Ben Sheets on the roster – lots of questions, but if either of them hit the upside, you have two very good pitchers in the rotation. If both of them hit the upside, the Mets have the best rotation in baseball.

by cjmulrain on Aug 13, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions