Comments on: Don’t Forget About Ben Sheets http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Or http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-108073 Or Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:46:00 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-108073 Wow, that's ugly. Wow, that’s ugly.

]]> By: Conballs http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107732 Conballs Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:48:29 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107732 August 10th, 2010: Pelfrey Niese Garland Figueroa Livan August 10th, 2010:

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]]> By: Gleb http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107721 Gleb Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:43:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107721 Santana Harden Sheets Maine Pelfrey Santana
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]]> By: Al Dimond http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107697 Al Dimond Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:27 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107697 True that. Pitchers are starting to realize that throwing him anything near the zone is dumb. He swings, hard, at just about everything. He's fun to watch hit, though. He hits batting-practice shots longer than most of the Cubs' position players. True that. Pitchers are starting to realize that throwing him anything near the zone is dumb. He swings, hard, at just about everything. He’s fun to watch hit, though. He hits batting-practice shots longer than most of the Cubs’ position players.

]]> By: R M http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107682 R M Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:01 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107682 haha good one haha good one

]]> By: Tim K. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107649 Tim K. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:17:17 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107649 Wouldn't a better title have been "Don't Sleep On Ben Sheets"? Wouldn’t a better title have been “Don’t Sleep On Ben Sheets”?

]]> By: David Foy http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107636 David Foy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107636 As a mets fan my dream off-season would be signing Sheets and Harden. But then considering our luck they'll both not only get injured (nothing unlucky about that with those two obviously) but both will stink when they actually play. But enough Met fan negativity. I think that with the money we could sink into Lackey we could get both Sheets and Harden, with better results. Anyone with more knowledge than me think this is true? How much is being estimated that either guy is going to be able to command? As a mets fan my dream off-season would be signing Sheets and Harden. But then considering our luck they’ll both not only get injured (nothing unlucky about that with those two obviously) but both will stink when they actually play.

But enough Met fan negativity. I think that with the money we could sink into Lackey we could get both Sheets and Harden, with better results. Anyone with more knowledge than me think this is true? How much is being estimated that either guy is going to be able to command?

]]> By: neuter_your_dogma http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107635 neuter_your_dogma Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42:13 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107635 Ben has a better BB/K ratio. Carlos is too much of a free swinger. Ha. Ben has a better BB/K ratio. Carlos is too much of a free swinger. Ha.

]]> By: b_rider http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107616 b_rider Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:19:02 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107616 Minor quibble: When you compare Sheets' WAR to Zambrano's, you ought to include batting value. Sheets has a higher pitching WAR total, but Zambrano is over 7 WAR better than Sheets since 2002 in batting. If Sheets had played in 2009, that number would likely be even more in Zambrano's favor. Of course, if Sheets signs with an AL team, it doesn't matter. But I don't think it's fair to discuss Zambrano's value without at least accounting for the fact that he's been one of the best hitting pitchers in the game. He's like a shortstop who is just average on defense but a good hitter. All in all, that makes for a pretty good player. Minor quibble: When you compare Sheets’ WAR to Zambrano’s, you ought to include batting value. Sheets has a higher pitching WAR total, but Zambrano is over 7 WAR better than Sheets since 2002 in batting. If Sheets had played in 2009, that number would likely be even more in Zambrano’s favor.

Of course, if Sheets signs with an AL team, it doesn’t matter. But I don’t think it’s fair to discuss Zambrano’s value without at least accounting for the fact that he’s been one of the best hitting pitchers in the game. He’s like a shortstop who is just average on defense but a good hitter. All in all, that makes for a pretty good player.

]]> By: Brendon http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/dont-forget-about-ben-sheets/#comment-107603 Brendon Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:49 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=11444#comment-107603 I wonder what the contract would look like. Incentive laden, no doubt. But what about base? I wonder what the contract would look like. Incentive laden, no doubt. But what about base?

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