Comments on: Don’t expect Ben Sheets to be a bargain

By: Why They Don’t Fit, Part Two | Bronx Baseball Daily

Why They Don’t Fit, Part Two | Bronx Baseball Daily — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:56:16 +0000

[...] in 2009, so his value is relatively unknown. Joe Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues noted that Sheets may not be such a bargain after all. Regardless of his cost, I think the Yankees and Sheets will go their separate ways. Sheets’ [...]

By: Renny Baseball

Renny Baseball — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:28:40 +0000

IETC = what?

In the Evaluation Committee?

Israeli Educational Television Center?!

I eschew this concept? (mine…)

I eat tea & crumpets?! (mine…)

I found 40 possible acronyms and few of these makes sense!

http://www.acronymattic.com/IETC.html

Am late to the party, but if anyone knows, suspense is killing me!

By: ledavidisrael

ledavidisrael — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:07:27 +0000

AAA?? He isn’t NEEDED in the BP for the course of the season. The odd man out can still get his work in and pitch out the pen in the playoffs

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:11:17 +0000

Sheets would be a great addition, but my wife’s family is from Milwaukee & says that if the wind blows the wrong way this guy winds up on the DL. Also, they don’t think he has the make-up for NY, would fold under the intense pressure.

By: MikeD

MikeD — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:14 +0000

Okay, so we sign three pitchers and get a total of one pitcher and 200 innings spread across all three! Nice try.

By: mustang

mustang — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:13:17 +0000

“Having AJ, Sheets, and a year older Pettitte in the rotation does seem to suggest there will be some DL stints…”

Nailed it.

By: mustang

mustang — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:33 +0000

But at least Mr. Bedard has not only done it he has been good at it.

We can do this all day you just can’t go around facts even with cherry cherry-picking the stats.

By: Mike bk

Mike bk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:41:53 +0000

right for sheets the best play might be a 1 year with a mutual option where he can decline it if he produces to a higher salary level.

By: TheZack

TheZack — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:12:03 +0000

Ahh, back to the Sheets debate. Tommiesmithjohncarlos, I think trying to use stats to support a Sheets signing in this one case really isn’t the best course. With all the variables (injury, NL Central, Year off, Al East etc), its pretty darn near fruitless to try and say that Sheets is clearly the best signing, will be a great/good pitcher on the Yanks etc.

I think a better approach would be to approach it as a “luxury” signing. The Yankees can afford to overpay somewhat for Sheets and his talent, and take the risk that he might only give you half a season. Its like what the Sox did this season with Smoltz/Penny, but with a much better, younger pitcher.

And I don’t think that should stop the Yankees from signing another innings eater type pitcher if the right one is there, as you can never have enough depth.

Having AJ, Sheets, and a year older Pettitte in the rotation does seem to suggest there will be some DL stints…

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:57:22 +0000

Harden’s a 5 inning pitcher. In the NL.

It takes him too long to put guys away. He spends all his ammunition in the first 5 frames, and then he’s done. I have serious reservations about signing Bedard coming off two shoulder surgeries, but he’s still probably a safer bet than Harden, who doesn’t appear to have the stamina necessary to be an AL East starter like Bedard and Sheets do.