And explain to me from your point of view (as Tom Hicks), why you haven't signed Sheets yet.

I'm cheap, and I know that two million people are going to pay me to watch my team no matter who I throw out there on opening day. Paying more money neither helps me or hurts me.

hth.

The same reason everybody else hasn't, they're afraid his arm will fall off.

I think they should still sign him (and I think they will at a greatly reduced cost thanks to said arm failure potential).

I think the Ranger's are slow playing him and trying to get him down either in years, dollars or both.

I think with his injury history two years and a club option for a third year actually work sin the Rabnger's favor. Odds are he will both pitch well and be on the DL. Spreads the risk that the Ranger's do not just get the DL piece.

If $8m per year is all he wants, heck they signed Hank for $6m to basically DH.

Do it before someone like Oakland does.

Why pay 5 dollars for something today that I can possibly get for 2 dollars tomorrow...?

I mean, if i'm Hicks, i'm in no hurry to sign a vet pitcher who probably plays 4 out of the 6 months of the season. I'd look at the minor league rankingss, then my current roster, and conclude that we are still a year or two away from fielding a consistently competitive team. So with that, if Sheets can be had at a bargain, so be it, but it's not such a priority that they need to money whip him now.

Again, that's what I think Hicks thoughts are...I would have signed Sheets two weeks ago...lol.

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Turns out he needs shoulder surgery. For once, the Rangers seem to have dodged a bullet.

because he failed his physical and his arm will fall off, big waste of money...probably