BEN SHEETS RUMORS & GOSSIP

During the past week and a half we've spent a lot of time discussing various pitchers connected to the Yankees. I wanted to switch gears for a change of pace and take a look at a pitcher who (a) I've been advocating for for quite some time; (b) I wanted the Yankees to sign last offseason; and (c) they will have absolutely zero interest in because after a fairly middling comeback...

Now I will be the first one to defend Ben Sheets performance this year and I have done so on many occasions.  He may not have pitched very well for us, going 4-9 over 20 games with a 4.53 ERA, but he was a great dugout presence.   He was often seen pushing younger pitchers, and he never lost his competitive spirit, which is a whole lot coming from a guy who is really struggling...

Right-handed pitcher Ben Sheets will undergo flexor-tendon surgery next week in Dallas with Dr. Ketih Meister, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. The tendon will be anchored to the bone differently than it was the first time, when it was sutured. As far as his pitching career goes, “My arm will tell me,” he said. Slusser reported in late July that Sheets...

Well we took a gamble and boy did we lose, Ben Sheets is out for the year with a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow, pictured here.  Now I am the last guy to hate on Ben Sheets, I think he is a terrific human being and that his club house demeanor helped the team a lot this year.  While his performances on the field may have been less than desirable, at least he was genuinely...

The A's lose Ben Sheets for the rest of 2010. Sheets will need another flexor tendon surgery. (Photo: Courtesy of Yardbarker) That’s all folks. You know, $10 million doesn’t go as far as it used to. The A’s announced on Wednesday that pitcher Ben Sheets, Billy Beane’s $10 million investment, is going to miss the rest of the 2010 season. Sheets, who signed...

Filed under: Athletics , MLB Injuries Ben Sheets has a torn right flexor tendon in his elbow and will miss the rest of the season, A's manager Bob Geren announced Wednesday. It is the second time Sheets has suffered the injury; the right-hander had surgery on the tendon after the 2008 season and sat out all of 2009 while rehabbing from the procedure. A major league source told...

The Oakland A’s were dealt another blow, as Ben Sheets was placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 20). The A’s veteran pitcher is out due to an elbow injury. In fact, it’s the same elbow that caused Sheets to miss the entire 2009 season. The A’s, who have been adressing trade rumors involving Sheets, are uncertain where the veteran stands at now. The A�...

Filed under: Athletics , MLB Injuries Ben Sheets is back on the disabled list, and he might not come off it this year. The oft-injured Oakland starter has been having trouble with his elbow -- the same one that kept him out all of last season as he rehabbed from surgery -- and will miss at least the next two weeks. But the prognosis could be much worse than that. Asked by a San Francisco...

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle says that right-handed pitcher Ben Sheets is headed to the disabled list. Sheets said his elbow has been too swollen in his past two or three starts, and it’s possible that he might miss the rest of the year. Sheets’ name has come up on the rumor mill and has become a target for the Phillies and the Twins. GM Billy Beane has said the...

Remember that $10 million contract that the penny-pinching Athletics gave to former four-time NL All-Star, Ben Sheets? Well, after the first month of the season, critics of A’s GM, Billy Beane, would probably say that the A’s paid way too much for Sheets. While the optimist inside of me is telling me that Sheets will rebound, my [...]