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"Is there a risk? Sure," general manager Billy Beane says. "But if we didn't do it, having the cash in our hands wasn't going to do it, either. Listen, we've got a long way to go. We started on the outside rail and still feel that way." Sheets went 24-15 over the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Brewers, posting two sub-3.89 ERAs. |
The Athletics gave pitcher Ben Sheets a one-year, $10 million contract this winter even though he hasn't pitched since 2008.