A lot has happened in Major League Baseball since the last Hanging Curve, including an injury to a future Hall of Famer (Mariano Rivera), the benching of another (Albert Pujols) and a career-week for a slugger (Josh Hamilton) on a path that could lead to Cooperstown.

Checking in on the development of Jurickson Profar, Gerritt Cole, Julio Teheran, Anthony Gose, Jed Bradley.

The Pirates added a serviceable veteran pitcher with a World Series ring for a reasonable price.

If the Jays front office thinks they can form a starting rotation worthy of contending in the East in the next couple seasons, there is no reason to believe that they will not make a run at Prince Fielder.