MLB free agency is open and while we wait for hitters to start signing with teams, pitchers are starting to come off the market. Andrew Cashner is the next player to come off the board, signing a one-year, $10 million deal. MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan first reported the terms of the deal, the Cashner-Rangers pairing was first reported by FOX's Ken Rosenthal.

The 30-year-old Texas native returns home and joins a Rangers' rotation that has dealt with injuries and depth issues for awhile now. While Cashner certainly has struggled, he is a fourth or fifth starter that can give the Rangers five to six innings. One thing is clear, the thin level of marquee pitching will mean big pay days for even the average fourth starter.

With Cashner's arrival in Arlington, it means a pitcher who had a 1.30 HR/9, 14.5 HR/FB percentage and 33.1 flyball percentage last season, in addition to a career-worst 35.8 hard-contact percentage, don't bode well for Cashner in a very hitter-friendly park. Last season, Cashner registered a 4.84 FIP, 0.4 WAR and 5.25 ERA.

One of the worst years of his career is likely to be much more of a trend this coming season. He should be avoided in everything but the deepest fantasy leagues, but at least he will have his beard back.