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waroriole Hangout Grand Counsel

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Will it speed up the Bedard signing, or will it hurt our chances of signing Bedard? Any thoughts? Are the two substantially related in your opinions?

I don't know enought to say. I've read that Bedard wouldn't sign until Sheets is gone. However, I haven't heard of anyone being interested in Bedard except us and the M's.

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I think Billy Beane is seeing a great 2010 deadline deal to a contender that nets Oakland 1 elite prospect and 2 high ceiling prospects...

I assume there is not a NTC in this deal.

If Pettitte is the precedent for his medical condition, I think it is a great risk to take. I wish he would have allowed Baltimore to be in on the bidding.

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Is it a great move, or is $10m too much?

Yea, I did kind of contradict myself but in this case, it may be both.

First of all, they wanted him and for him to throw this money at him, he must feel he is healthy and throwing well.

Oakland has a chance to contend in that division IMO and if they don't and Sheets is healthy, he may very well be great trade bait at the deadline.

If Oakland was a team that didn't spend internationally or on the draft, etc...I think it would be a bad move by them...But they do and I doubt an extra few million(which is how much I think they overpaid him) will stop them from doing the things amateur wise that they do such a good job with.

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It's a $10M roll of the dice for the A's and Beane with minimum upside. Like the O's in the AL East, the A's are cellar dwellers in the AL West. Even if Sheets proves to be healthy and wins his annual 12 or so games, what is really accomplished?

While the A's may win a few more games this year as a result of Sheets, like the Orioles may with Millwood, they are both still likely to end the season last in their divisions.....unless of course the young talent on both teams explodes, and the teams ahead of them implode.

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This isn't the first iffy and expensive FA contract Beane has given out. He's given out bad ones before. We'll see about this one...

I didn't think a team could get Sheets for just one year, so I think it is a really good deal to try to add stability to a young staff. All that and if he is healthy, he could be Texas Ranger by the All-Star break, when that ownership group is fully in the driver's seat.

-Don

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It's a $10M roll of the dice for the A's and Beane with minimum upside. Like the O's in the AL East, the A's are cellar dwellers in the AL West. Even if Sheets proves to be healthy and wins his annual 12 or so games, what is really accomplished?

While the A's may win a few more games this year as a result of Sheets, like the Orioles may with Millwood, they are both still likely to end the season last in their divisions.....unless of course the young talent on both teams explodes, and the teams ahead of them implode.

He is probably factoring in the possibility of a mid-season haul. If Sheets stays healthy, Beane could acquire a very good prospect or two for an outlay of $5MM, while winning a few games in the process.

The key point is that Sheets seems to have looked strong and sharp in his workout. So they figure they're getting a pitcher who will be effective from the start. Then it's cross your fingers and hope he holds together until the end of July.

If so, a great opportunity.

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