Right-handed pitcher Ben Sheets, who sat out all of the 2009 and part of the 2010 season because of injuries, hasn’t solidified his plans for this year reports ESPN’sOlney Buster .

The former Athletic, is not negotiating with any teams at the moment and we could only assume he will sit out at least the first half of the 2011 season. If Sheets can stay healthy and is in baseball shape, he could wait for the playoff race to heat up and help at the back-end of any contending team’s rotation.

Sheets was 4-9 with a 4.53 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 119 1/3 innings throughout 20 starts in 2010 with the A’s. The right-hander is motivated to play one more season since he is one year short from having his full Major League pension vest.  He currently has nine years of service time.  Players with 10+ years of service will receive $180,000 per year starting at the age of 62.