Buzz: Sheets Eyeing Comeback in 2010
Adam McCalvy, in a report for MLB.com, says that former Brewers starter Ben Sheets intends to pitch in 2010 after missing all of 2009 due to a torn flexor tendon in his throwing arm.
Sheets is currently throwing off of flat ground and is expected to be ready for Spring Training.
…i’ve had a lot of people ask me if the Mets might be interested in Sheets…he reminds me of the type of pitcher Jeff D’Amico was, as he was a high risk, high reward arm…but the Mets got burned…
…i have to wonder if the Mets would be willing to take a risk on someone who has been sidelined by numerous injuries over the course of his career, given what they went through the past couple of seasons…
…when healthy, he has been solid, but has made more than 24 starts just once since 2004…if the Mets were to bring him in, i can’t see him being depended on to fill the top-of-the rotation void…but if he is healthy, he could combine with Johan Santana and whoever they decide to bring in to be a fantastic threesome…
Before being left off of the Brewers’ postseason roster, Sheets posted a 13-9 record with a 3.09 ERA in 31 starts in 2008.
Bowman expects that the Brewers, Rangers, and Red Sox will all express interest in Sheets this winter.
