The Saga of Ben Sheets: Why Fans Aren't GM's

Andy MacPhail -- President of Baseball Operations -- has taken some slack for not signing quite a few names despite the deals already made. Like many out there, I advocated signing Ben Sheets to become part of the starting rotation in light of his obvious risks and red flags.

Most who follow the sport know Sheets has talent and the ability to an ace. Well, I guess we also know why a lot of teams stayed away from giving oft-injured fireballer a long term deal:

From ESPN: Free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets is leaning toward elbow surgery that would probably keep him out for most, if not all, of the 2009 season, according to a major league source familiar with Sheets' medical prognosis.

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