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Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine were baseball’s last pitchers to reach 300 wins.

Johnson accomplished the feat in 2009 with the San Francisco Giants, while Glavine achieved the milestone in 2007 with the New York Mets. Glavine returned to the Atlanta Braves, his original team, the following year and retired following a brilliant 22-year career.

Who will join them next? There are plenty of worthy candidates.

Jamie Moyer currently leads active pitchers in career wins with 267, but he’s also 47 years old. Andy Pettitte is right behind at 240, but he still hasn’t decided whether to retire or return to the New York Yankees.

So who has the best shot? You can’t measure it just on career wins alone. Otherwise 43-year-old Tim Wakefield, who has 193 wins, would have a better shot than Roy Halladay (169).

Age also has to be somewhat of a factor. Other things can’t be measured or predicted, like whether a pitcher can remain injury-free, if the divisions they’re in get even tougher or if their skills simply diminish.

These 20 have the best chance, though, to reach the 300-win mark.

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It would be interesting to know what Derek Jeter thinks of today’s news with Troy Tulowitzki.

The Colorado Rockies’ All-Star shortstop is reportedly set to sign a seven-year, $134 million extension through the 2020 season, according to the Denver Post.

Tulowitzki, 26, has already distinguished himself as one of the game’s bright young talents. He was second in the 2007 National League Rookie of the Year balloting, with a .291 average, 24 home runs and 99 RBI. Last season, he hit .315 in 122 games, and also won his first Gold Glove award.

He’s not even in the prime of his career, while Jeter is in the twilight, which begs the question: Will this extension help or hurt contract talks between Jeter and the New York Yankees?

Here are five reasons arguing both sides of whether this will be it for the Yankees captain:

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If you’re a baseball fan, you know your team could land key acquisitions and great role players.

Free agency is underway, and there are stars available like Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee and Tampa Bay’s Carl Crawford. No one denies their talent and they would be a huge prize for any team.

But what about the busts?

Players who looked like they could be great additions have signed huge contracts and turned out to do absolutely nothing. One of the greatest examples of this came when Texas Rangers’ Tom Hicks, then-team owner, signed pitcher Chan Ho Park to a $65 million contract.

It may not be at that level, but the pattern of poor decisions has kept repeating itself.

Here’s a look at 10 free agents who could wind up being major busts this off-season:

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The competition continues between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.

The two teams are right in the thick of the race for free-agent ace pitcher Cliff Lee, who is at the center of offseason news in Major League Baseball. Lee was traded to the Rangers last season from Seattle, and helped Texas in its historic run to its first World Series.

The Yankees had originally thought they would land Lee, and have made him their top priority. But New York is also busy working on contracts with shortstop Derek Jeter and closer Mariano Rivera, two of the most beloved players in franchise history.

Both teams are just part of what’s already been a busy offseason that’s included plenty of trades, contract agreements and rumors.

Let’s examine 10 stories that are out there:  

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