Sheets intends to test free agency

• phanatic74

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  Solid pitchers are hard to come by so that could help some teams out.  This year's NL has been very stagnant with not too many teamd looking as the front runner other than: Phillies, Cubs, Cardinals, maybe Diamondbacks and Marlins

  Posted 6/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

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MIL Journal-Sentinel: Sheets intends to test free agency
Published 6/25/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
MIL Journal-Sentinel: Sheets intends to test free agency Ben Sheets confirmed Tuesday that he has every expectation of testing the free-agent market this winter. “That’s the direction I’m headed right now,” Sheets said. “You can’t invite yourself back.” The Milwaukee Brewers’ staff ace referred to the club’s decision not to try to negotiate a new deal before or during the 2008 season. ... Now, even if the Brewers came calling with a new offer, Sheets admitted that he probably wouldn’t listen. “In all honesty, that would be pretty tough (not to test the market),” he said. ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, June 25
Published 6/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... GET YOUR CHECKBOOKS READY: With the state of pitching being what it is in the major leagues, any decent starter figures to make a killing on the open market. And so it is that Ben Sheets announced yesterday he has every intention of becoming a free agent after the season. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) ...

Gasp! Sheets to Test the Free Agent Market!
Published 6/25/2008 by Matt (noreply@blogger.com) at Chuckie Hacks
Why is this story a surprise to anyone? Really? Because the Brewers didn't negotiate an extension with him last offseason, Ben Sheets is going to test the free agent market? If the Brewers would have offered a big money extension to Sheets in the offseason, Brewers fans would have been called for Melvin's head due to his gross incompetence. What a waste of money! He always gets hurt! Blah blah blah. But now that Sheets has produced a sterling first half with only one minor injury, people are falling all over themselves in terror that the Brewers are going to lose Sheets. You ...

Ben Sheets Plans on Testing the Market
Published 6/25/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... Ben's injury history is probably the main reason that the Brewers didn't want to discuss a contract extension with Sheets this spring before the season started, and because of making that decision, Sheets has every intention to test the waters when he becomes a free agent at year's end. ...

Ben Sheets Plans on Testing the Market
Published 6/25/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... and in the years since Sheets has spent a lot of his time earning that money on the disabled list. Last season, after spending the majority of the year in first place, Milwaukee's slide down the Central coincided with a Sheets injury. Ben's injury history is probably the main reason that the Brewers didn't want to discuss a contract extension with Sheets this spring before the season started, and because of making that decision, Sheets has every intention to test the waters when he becomes a free agent at year's end .... ...

Odds And Ends
Published 6/25/2008 by Andrew at True Blue LA: Front Page Posts
... Dodger's Predicted OPS leaders, or OPS based on batted balls: Martin - .849 Ethier - .809 Kent - .790 Loney - .754 Kemp - .742 DeWitt - .735 Pierre - .721 -------------------------------- Dan Syzmborski uses ZIPS to project Juan Pierre's career numbers. Thankfully, the computer says he won't be Hall Of Famer Juan Pierre. ------------------------------ Ben Sheets will try free agency this year, giving us someone to go after once the Yankees throw 500 million at C.C. Sabathia. ...

Sheets' Elbow Likely To Affect Payday
Published 18 days ago by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... The Brewers pledged not to negotiate with Sheets until after the season due to the health concerns.  Sheets was eyeing the open market back in June. ...