Ryan Dempster

2008 statistics:
W-L	ERA	IP	K	BB
17-6	2.96	206 2/3	187	76

Here's a name we never thought we'd see on a list of marquee free agents. He was a below-average starter in seven seasons with Cincinnati and Florida, then a middling reliever in four years as a Cub. Finally put into starting duty, he placed third in the NL in wins and fourth in ERA. He's due for a raise on his $5.33 million salary.