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Why would he, his arm dies and the end of the season

It is a tad surprising.....

Sheets = Burnett
and burnett is older & asking for more $$$$

Yeah but Sheets is injured every year. Burnett has a healthy year, then an unhealthy year.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 09:15 AM ET  11.30 by Cubsfanil

Why would he, his arm dies and the end of the season

.....Which would be perfect for him to go back to the Brewers!!

dont worry everyone the Yankees will sign him....can we say carl pavano #2

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Originally posted 10:03 AM ET  11.30 by Jason Kidd is a Yankee Fan!

Yeah but Sheets is injured every year. Burnett has a healthy year, then an unhealthy year.

Not true-
Sheets started 221 games since 2001, Burnett 195
Sheets has 4 years of 200 innings (last year 198 I'm counting)
Burnett only 3
And sheets started 31 games last year, Burnett 34-

BOTH are injury prone guys-
But don't tell me Burnett is 'less' ...
don't forget last year was his 'option/walk' year-
I find it very suspicious that his one healthy year is
when he can maker $$$

The difference at least to AL GM's is Burnett has proven he can pitch in the AL East. Perhaps Sheets could be as effective as Burnett but AL East teams have been burned so many times paying premium contracts to NL pitchers who get lit up or injured. Hence the absurd numbers being thrown about regarding Sabathia.

Ben Sheets goes 11-10 every year, and has never won more than 13 games in a season (last year). The guy hasn't thrown more than 200 innings in a season since 2004. He has 4 career shut-outs, because he can't get you more than 6 innings (too many pitches to get there and a fragile arm). He's 29 now, so it is time to quit talking "potential" and saying, "if he can stay healthy. . . . " I like the guy, but he oughta get 3rd or 4th starter money, rather than staff ace money, which is what it's rumored he's asking. I think you can find a guy for the minimum who can get you 11-10 with the Brewers' line-up. And if you can't, at least you're not out $100 million.

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Originally posted 12:32 PM ET  11.30 by Puma07

Ben Sheets goes 11-10 every year, and has never won more than 13 games in a season (last year). The guy hasn't thrown more than 200 innings in a season since 2004. He has 4 career shut-outs, because he can't get you more than 6 innings (too many pitches to get there and a fragile arm). He's 29 now, so it is time to quit talking "potential" and saying, "if he can stay healthy. . . . " I like the guy, but he oughta get 3rd or 4th starter money, rather than staff ace money, which is what it's rumored he's asking. I think you can find a guy for the minimum who can get you 11-10 with the Brewers' line-up. And if you can't, at least you're not out $100 million.

Sheets is good when he is on, but he has never really reached his full potential of being a staff ace.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 12:32 PM ET  11.30 by Puma07

Ben Sheets goes 11-10 every year, and has never won more than 13 games in a season (last year). The guy hasn't thrown more than 200 innings in a season since 2004. He has 4 career shut-outs, because he can't get you more than 6 innings (too many pitches to get there and a fragile arm). He's 29 now, so it is time to quit talking "potential" and saying, "if he can stay healthy. . . . " I like the guy, but he oughta get 3rd or 4th starter money, rather than staff ace money, which is what it's rumored he's asking. I think you can find a guy for the minimum who can get you 11-10 with the Brewers' line-up. And if you can't, at least you're not out $100 million.

Jason Marquis is capable of 11 or 12 wins and 200 innings a year at 8-9 million per year. I don't think he's ever had any major injuries and if a team could put up with his arrogance, he'd be a good fit. If the Cubs find him expendable, he could be packaged with someone like Pie or Cedeno to get a good speedy leadoff hitter.

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Originally posted 03:54 PM ET  11.30 by budman59

Jason Marquis is capable of 11 or 12 wins and 200 innings a year at 8-9 million per year. I don't think he's ever had any major injuries and if a team could put up with his arrogance, he'd be a good fit. If the Cubs find him expendable, he could be packaged with someone like Pie or Cedeno to get a good speedy leadoff hitter.

we know 10rings would disagree budman LOL

Oswalt should become an agent with all the pitchers he's trying to talk into coming to Houston. First his hunting buddy, Jake Peavy, now his buddy Ben Sheets, who's next Andy Pettite?

and what a rotation that would be, all starting 5 could be on the DL somewhere along the season

QUOTE(#14):

Originally posted 06:48 PM ET  11.30 by Cubsfanil

and what a rotation that would be, all starting 5 could be on the DL somewhere along the season

Be careful there Cubs fan, there's a reason the A's gave you Rich Harden, If ever there was a brilliant, fragile arm you now own him.

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Originally posted 06:01 PM ET  11.30 by Foxy's Back

Oswalt should become an agent with all the pitchers he's trying to talk into coming to Houston. First his hunting buddy, Jake Peavy, now his buddy Ben Sheets, who's next Andy Pettite?

Maybe he'll persuade Steroi...um I mean Roger Clemens to come back, too.

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 04:24 PM ET  11.30 by Cubsfanil

we know 10rings would disagree budman LOL

Yeah, you're probably right CF!!! I better watch out, you"re catching up to me on comments !!!!

QUOTE(#15):

Originally posted 06:57 PM ET  11.30 by trooper707

Be careful there Cubs fan, there's a reason the A's gave you Rich Harden, If ever there was a brilliant, fragile arm you now own him.

We all know that, I was just commenting on the fact if all those guys were in the Astros rotation they could have the All-DL list of the year

QUOTE(#19):

Originally posted 07:42 PM ET  11.30 by Tell it like it is

They need Kerry Wood for their bullpen! And where's Prior?

Think he is a FA, if not then still with the Padres....worst spent $4+ mil Dusty Baker can be thanked for that