01-21-2010, 04:37 PM
This is sort of tangential, but Sheets wouldn't fill a hole in the #5 spot -- he'd fill a hole in the #1 spot. Because, really, we have:
1. ___________
2. Lilly (hurt -- who knows when he'll be healthy/effective)
3. Zambrano
4. Dempster
5. Wells (career year as a rookie?)
It might also be worth pointing out that if we had another effective starter, Marshall could have been the lefty out of the pen and done just fine, making the Grabow signing unnecessary.
There are a lot more question marks surrounding our starting rotation then you seem to think. Of course Sheets is a gamble, but if effective/healthy, he would make us a playoff contender. Adding a 4th OF and another reliever isn't going to do that -- even if they're the best 4th OF and 7th/8th inning guys in the history of the game.
1. ___________
2. Lilly (hurt -- who knows when he'll be healthy/effective)
3. Zambrano
4. Dempster
5. Wells (career year as a rookie?)
It might also be worth pointing out that if we had another effective starter, Marshall could have been the lefty out of the pen and done just fine, making the Grabow signing unnecessary.
There are a lot more question marks surrounding our starting rotation then you seem to think. Of course Sheets is a gamble, but if effective/healthy, he would make us a playoff contender. Adding a 4th OF and another reliever isn't going to do that -- even if they're the best 4th OF and 7th/8th inning guys in the history of the game.