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The baseball landscape, particularly in terms of free agency, presents a unique set of challenges. It is commonplace for pitchers entering free agency with a history of significant workload to command lucrative contracts. However, history shows that these deals often fail to live up to expectations, making general managers wary. Stearns himself has acknowledged the risks of making such investments, suggesting that while there are exceptions to every rule, he will likely continue to prioritize a safer approach in building his pitching staff moving forward.