Posted By Jeff Fletcher on July 20, 2010 7:21 pm

I checked around today, and it seems that I was right about Ben Sheets. Because he missed the 2009 season, there will be no compensation for him if he signs elsewhere next year. That means the A’s won’t get any draft picks if they keep Sheets and let him walk at the end of the season.

That means there is less incentive for the A’s to keep him — although they may keep him anyway — and it also means that teams will be willing to give up less to get him. He has less value because he is not attached to two draft picks, as a potential Type A free agent (like Ted Lilly) would be.