Ben Sheets Finds A New Home In Oakland

The Oakland Athletics added another veteran arm to their young rotation, agreeing to terms Tuesday with free-agent righty Ben Sheets on a $10 million, one-year contract.

Even though Sheets didn’t throw a pitch in 2009, the A’s sent two representatives to watch Sheets throw in Louisiana last week.

Apparently, they liked what they saw, but all that cash seems like a lot to pay for a pitcher that may or may not have a healthy right arm.

Sheets spent his first eight major league seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, going 86-83 with a 3.72 ERA. He struck out a career-best 264 batters in 2004.