Ben Sheets  
Starting Pitcher | New York Yankees

Pitching
He keeps his pitches low in the strike zone and throws a heavy ball. Sheets can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Sheets also has a decent changeup. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Sheets's curveball tends to hang. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
A decent fielder, Sheets is quick around the mound and has good instincts. His pickoff move is only fair. Sheets is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sheets has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The New York Yankees signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Sheets like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2004 SAN 50 60 40 50 56 52 55 49 50 65 45 0 50 45 0 0 18 0 Overhand Low Minors 8 5 35 70 255
2005 SAN 49 59 44 52 56 52 55 49 50 65 57 0 50 45 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 1 4 70 264
2006 SAC 59 63 58 42 56 52 55 49 50 70 48 0 63 31 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 57 282
2007 NYY 60 63 62 44 56 52 55 49 50 70 58 0 63 31 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 60 299
2008 NYY 61 62 66 46 56 52 55 49 50 70 58 0 69 31 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 64 310
2009 NYY 62 61 70 50 56 52 55 49 50 70 58 0 69 31 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 68 317
2010 NYY 68 61 70 53 56 52 55 49 50 70 58 0 69 31 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 72 327
Ratings Delta   +6     +3                                       +4 +10
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.