After John Lackey, there is no other top flight starter available on the free agent market. Randy Wolf is good, but he is not an ace. Joel Pineiro had a solid 2009, but no one knows if he can repeat that. No one knows exactly how Aroldis Chapman will fare in the majors. Erik Bedard and Justin Duchscherer are very good pitchers when healthy, but the problem has been keeping them healthy.One very intriguing name on the free agent market is winter is Ben Sheets. Assuming Sheets is healthy, he could be a real difference maker for a contending team. Where does Ben Sheets fit on the free agent market?"Assuming Sheets, a four-time National League All-Star, is healthy, he could be highly-coveted player on what appears to be a thin free-agent pitching market. Sheets nearly signed with the Rangers last winter before concerns about his elbow scuttled the deal, and is now open to offers from all 30 teams including the Brewers, despite his somewhat complicated exit from Milwaukee.Sheets, who deb...
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Ben Sheets,
John Lackey,
Randy Wolf,
Joel Pineiro,
Erik Bedard,
Justin Duchscherer
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics
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