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This has been an interesting two months without baseball ever since the end of the 2009 season. We knew there would be a handful of high profile names entering free agency during the off season.

What a team decides to do in between seasons can largely shape their success during the year to come. A perfect example of this would be the remarkable surge the Yankees made in 2009. A team that missed out on the playoffs the previous year was suddenly the best in all of the sport.

By signing CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett, they finally bolstered a pitching staff that needed that extra touch. Then there was Mark Teixeira, who added some huge bats to the mix to help them to the best offensive stats in baseball.

How about this year? Are there any teams with makeovers in process that seem destined to rise in the ranks of franchises next year? Here are a few of the biggest signings through the first couple months of the winter season.

In the world of pitchers, the biggest free agent was John Lackey. Not only does he boast a tremendous amount of playoff innings on his resume, but he’s also still young, as he’s just barely over 30 years old.

While he experiences an occasional injury, all in all he’s one of the best there is. Few pitchers have been as consistent has Lackey during the course of the last five seasons.

While the Angels will certainly miss their ace pitcher’s presence, they’ve been fortunate enough to make a valuable addition to their batting lineup. Having signed Hideki Matsui, they’ve stolen him away from the Yankees and will enjoy his presence on the team.

The Yankees will certainly miss the reliable bat and arm that Matsui brings to the table and the Angels stand to gain from this signing. An already deep batting order will be all the more dangerous with this newly added piece.

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