Yankees Buying Pinstriped Sheets?

If you want to talk about a player's injury history affecting the contract he gets, Ben Sheets is the guy. Sheets' career has been riddled with injuries. In fact, a prime example of what his career has been like was last year: Sheets started the 2008 All-Star Game for the National League after going 10-4 with a 3.15 ERA in the first half. However, the injury bug bit him in the second half when injuries forced him to miss the play-offs. He finished the season with a 13-9 record, a 3.09 ERA, and 158 Ks in 198.1 IP. Those are good numbers that the Yankees apparently are interested in. 

The Yankees met with Sheets last night, a meeting that left, Yank's skipper, Joe Girardi impressed. Girardi said, "I thought it was a very good meeting. Obviously, I faced Ben Sheets when I was with the Cubs and have admired the work that he's done over the years. It was good to talk to him about his health, his routines, what he likes to do. He was a very open young man and he was very impressive." In his career, Sheets is 86-83 with a 3.73 ERA spending 8 seasons as an ace pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Yankees have been reported as preparing an offer for him around $30 Million for 2 Seasons. "His numbers stack up against anyones," Girardi said. "He's healthy now, we believe. He's had some injuries, but injuries have been what have kept him out of that class. When he's on the mound, he's dynamite." The Yankees organization considers Sheets to be a low-risk move with lots of upside.