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Yankees Rumors: Payroll, Lackey, Sheets
9 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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George A. King III of The NY Post has some Yankee rumbings for us today, so let's round 'em up...
GM Brian Cashman said he's received calls from various agents, but hasn't returned them yet because he has to "wait to see about payroll." The team...
Forget Rich Harden
7 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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As the recent Ben Sheets chatter would suggest, the idea of investing in low-risk, high-reward starters is an emerging trend this winter. This burgeoning popularity coincides with the free market availability of many talented yet injury-prone arms. From Ben Sheets to Justin Duchscherer...
Yankees Still Talking to Pettitte
January 23, 2009 by
Bronx Baseball Daily
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Will he or won?t he? Is that still going on?
The winter of uncertainty for Andy Pettitte continues as he and the team continue to to discuss the lefty?s return to the Bronx. The Yankees have an offer of one-year $10.5 million on the table according to Pete Caldera.
Caldera reports...
Rangers re-sign Jason Jennings
February 06, 2009 by
Tireball.com
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Days after announcing that the team had to back out of a contract with Ben Sheets after it was revealed that the right hander needed surgery the Texas Rangers have resigned Jason Jennings.
Jennings made six starts for the Rangers going 0-5 with a 8.56 ERA before undergoing season-ending...
The Cubs Will Win the N.L. Central Because of Milton Bradley, Just Ask Him
March 27, 2009 by
Larry Brown
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Even before the addition of Milton Bradley the Cubs were no doubt most people’s (myself included) favorite to win the division. The Brewers were strong last year but they still couldn’t hang with the Cubs AND they lost Ben Sheets, C.C. Sabathia, and Salomon Torres to make...
The 2009-2010 Offseason, Theo Style, Part III: The Rotation
6 days ago by
Baseball Think Factory
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Last offseason, the Red Sox took some quite large risks in the rotation by shelling out moderate contracts to Brad Penny and John Smoltz, neither of which provided them with much value at all. The one nice thing about those deals was that they were only for one year, allowing the Red...
Top 3 ways the Stros should address each of their needs
13 days ago by
Crawfish Boxes
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The Astros as we all know are in a bit of a bind. Management wants to reduce payroll and presumingly go with a younger lineup, the problem with this is that the Astros have one of the worst farm systems in baseball, and the weakest part of the system lies at the upper...
Yanks Preparing Multi-Year Offer For Sheets
December 09, 2008 by
Sliding Into Home
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UPDATE 11:25 a.m.: Joel Sherman doesn't think the Yankees have decided to make that offer yet. From Mark Feinsand: According to a source, the Yankees will offer Ben Sheets a multiyear deal - most likely for two years in the $26 million range - before the winter meetings conclude...
Cubs' Harden Has A Tear?
January 18, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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There was some confusion over pitching coach Larry Rothschild's comments at the Cubs Convention this weekend concerning Rich Harden: "His arm action's good; he's throwing free and easy," Rothschild said the day after seeing Harden throw, "He's not close...
Yankees meet with Sheets, Giambi to A's?
December 08, 2008 by
Sports Blog Net
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Bryan Hoch cites a New York Post report saying Yankees executives met with Ben Sheets late this afternoon. Sheets didn't arrive in Las Vegas until earlier today, so this makes sense. Sheets, 30, went 13-9 with a 3.09 ERA in 198 1/3 innings last seaso...
Sheets using Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish in hopes of being signed by Minaya
January 28, 2009 by
Serious Sports News Network
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NEW YORK — Citing that “el saber de otra lengua es un cualidad de lanzadores muy buenos,” Ben Sheets announced today he is desperately trying to learn Spanish in hopes of being signed by Omar Minaya.
Sheets has, according to SSNN sources, purchased Rosetta Stone...
Sheets X-rays a concern
January 25, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The Texas Rangers appear to be the front runner for Ben Sheets, he now lives in Texas and his childhood hero is Ranger president Nolan Ryan. The Rangers are willing to pay his asking price of 20MM for 2 yrs and the local paper believed that a deal could be done by Monday but things have slowed ...
Baseball In The Daytime: May 14, 2009
May 14, 2009 by
House of Georges
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We've got a whole mess of baseball on tap today, so let's get right after it.Florida @ Milwaukee, 11:05 Mountain After the Brew Crew lost both C.C. Sabathia and Ben Sheets in the offseason, many felt that a big dropoff from their 94-win campaign in '08 was in store. I was...
Quick Bits: Jeter, Collusion, Autographs, Harden, Sheets
7 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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Here are three quick items on the day:
Derek Jeter is definitely enjoying the offseason (pictured above).
Ken Rosenthal writes of the rising tensions between players, agents and owners.
Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte have signed autograph deals with Upper Deck.
Ken Davidoff says...
WIll The Red Sox Go After Pettitte?
December 26, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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The Red Sox have made it clear this offseason that they will explore any avenue that could make their team better. There were reports at the Winter Meetings that the Sox had interest in Andy Pettitte, but talks broke off when Pettitte started talking exclusively with the Yankees. Pettitte...
Despite injury concerns, Sheets is worth the risk
April 22, 2009 by
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It's February and Ben Sheets remains unsigned. A stunned Dayn Perry says whichever team shows guts may be rewarded.
"They're not close"- starting pitching market...
January 20, 2009 by
Mets Fever
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The theme for this year's starting pitching market for the Mets should be "they're not close" because no matter who the Mets are linked to eventually those words are uttered. The first two players who came off the board nobody was close besides the Yankees and I don...
Keep A Veiled Eye On Sheets
February 03, 2009 by
Phillies Nation
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Could it be that teams are rapidly dropping out of the Ben Sheets race?
Just today the Mets reached an agreement with Oliver Perez, possibly restricting them of adding another starting pitcher. (...)
Ut-oh Sheets has a boo boo
April 18, 2008 by
My Sports Rumors
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WHAT A SHOCK!?!?! Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Ben Sheets has an injury. Sheets left tonight's game after the 5th inning, with what is currently being called right triceps tightness. Sheets was pitching a pretty great game when pulled having gone 5 innings with 2 hits , 4...
D-Backs rejected by Garland, turn sights to Sheets and Pedro
According to the Arizona Republic?s Nick Piecoro, starting pitcher Jon Garland has rejected the Diamondbacks contract offer. The D-Backs were believed to have about $4 million left to spend this offseason but it is unknown how much was offered to
With Garland out of the picture the ...
The Truth That Dare Not Speak its Name.
August 04, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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Ben Sheets has looked less and less like a guy pitching for the biggest contract of his life.??True, Sheets has historically performed more weakly in August than any other month of the season, but his current troubles date back to his late-June debacle in Minnesota.
Sheets is 1-4 in...
Brewers Sheets Headed for Free Agency
June 27, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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After GM Doug Melvin took a pass on trying to sign Ben Sheets to an extension in the off-season, he will now find himself in a potential bidding war if he wants to keep him. If the second half of the season goes anything like the first, he will be paying up. Sheets has let it be known...
NL Cy Young Odds (2)
June 27, 2008 by
Vegas Watch
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You have to love the creativity in these titles.
Ben Sheets is the biggest mover, from 20-1 last week to +700 this week. He's now 4-0 in June, with a 2.25 ERA, and is halfway to a very large contract.
Zambrano is so low because he hasn't actually pitched very well...
Mets Like Sheets?
January 18, 2009 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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According to Newsday, the Mets are having internal discussions about free agent pitcher Ben Sheets. The Mets would prefer to sign Oliver Perez, but if that falls through, Ben Sheets is their plan B. Sheets' asking price must be too high because several teams have back off from...
Nightengale On Holliday, Sheets, Yankees
15 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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USA's Today's Bob Nightengale is cranking out the tweets...put this stuff in a column, Bob!
He says the Red Sox met with Scott Boras about Matt Holliday, as a Jason Bay contingency.
Brewers GM Doug Melvin told Nightengale no one has heard from Ben Sheets...
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