Grading the James Shields Deal, Fresh NL West Team Rankings

The wait is finally over.

Less than two weeks from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, free agent James Shields has finally decided where he'll be pitching in 2015 and beyond.

The workhorse starter will be joining the San Diego Padres as perhaps the final piece of a drastic offseason overhaul that has the team looking like a legitimate contender for the first time in years.

Chris Cotillo of SB Nation broke the story.

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