Jul
03
Yankees made offer to Ben Sheets
ByVia Joel Sherman, the Yankees offered right-hander Ben Sheets a minor league contract after watching him throw at his Louisiana home a few weeks ago. Sheets ended up taking a minor league deal from the Braves because they play in a bigger park in the easier league, plus they’re closer to his home.
I can’t imagine Sheets has much to offer a big league team — he hasn’t been an impact pitcher since 2008 due to injury and ineffectiveness — but there’s certainly nothing wrong with a minor league pact. No risk, moderately high reward. They can give those out all day for all I care Maybe the Yankees would have made a harder push for the 33-year-old former had the CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte injuries happened sooner, but what can you do.
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but never thought of Roy Oswalt?
Would Roy Oswalt have accepted a MiLB deal with the Yanks? Apples and oranges.
What were the Yankees going to do with Oswalt before Pettitte and CC got hurt? Also, anyone following baseball for 2 minutes over the last year knows Oswalt was looking to play close to his home in Miss.
I would have offered him a MiLB deal too.
They must read Nomaas.
Thanks martin you fucking steroidless loser
Roy Oswald is sucking it up right now. Thank God they let him go to the Texans
Thanks you loser Yankee furks! How’s the payroll treatin ya, dbags! We just got a 4 time all star for nothing. Hope you drown in your money scumbags!!!