tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post4170376497986708962..comments2009-02-07T00:58:48.239-06:00Scott Segrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16295640673958654212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post-32555747438042163612009-02-07T00:58:00.000-06:002009-02-07T00:58:00.000-06:00My original thought when I saw that Sheets was going to need surgery was that maybe the Brewers could get him back at a more reasonable price. I wouldn't even mind seeing an incentive-laden contract for 200 innings pitched or something like that, as long as he isn't guaranteed a dime over the minimum without pitching a game.truebluebrewbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12719993656987910223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895150694271170118.post-69858276641474536522009-02-06T13:35:00.000-06:002009-02-06T13:35:00.000-06:00Good theory, though the Brewers would be smart to weight the contract more heavily in 2010 and try to sign Sheets to a minimum in '09. The reason I say this is because the Brewers would be unable to insure his 2009 contract with the injury due to the pre-existing condition ... so better to take a $425k hole in the payroll than a $2mm hole.<BR/><BR/>Just sayin', but seeing how unrealistic Sheets has been this off-season regarding his value, I don't see him warming to this situation.<BR/><BR/>I wish Hoffman's contract was spent on Garland (or other mediocre starter), but that's another long winded post on my own neglected site.Nate Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13556389453623692087noreply@blogger.com