Legend Anyone? Five Teams That Could Sign Tom Glavine

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Glavine could easily slide into the fifth spot in Texas' rotation, and he could be a key piece if the team hopes to make the postseason, which is as rare in Arlington, Texas, as a blinding snowstorm.

4. San Francisco Giants

With two of the best young pitchers in the game on their roster in Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain, the Giants are poised for a long-term run of good pitching from their top guys.

Also, with a young catcher in Pablo Sandoval, the Giants are relying on a young battery on most nights, and this can sometimes be problematic in the heat of a playoff race.

If the team is going to have any hope of catching the Dodgers, or at least competing for a Wild Card berth, they will need some veteran leadership and a clutch pitcher in tough situations.

Glavine will provide that leadership, and he can also draw upon his experiences in the postseason with the Braves to help the youngsters if they ever hit any extended slumps.

5. Chicago White Sox

The White Sox are perhaps the most ideal team to try to take a flyer on Glavine. Granted, Clayton Richard and Bartolo Colon haven't been terrible by any stretch of the imagination, but when you get the opportunity to upgrade at starting pitcher, you will jump at it.

Also, you can clearly see that the team is still committed to winning right now. Judging by the trade attempts to land Jake Peavy and Roy Oswalt, GM Ken Williams still thinks the Sox can win the AL Central, and with some younger guys like Gordon Beckham and Alexei Ramirez leading the way, they may be able to do just that.

Of course, getting Glavine would be a great thing for the White Sox. Owner Jerry Reinsdorf is notoriously tight when it comes to shelling out dollars, but if he could land Glavine and throw him in the rotation in place of either Richard or Colon, he would provide a good compliment to John Danks and Gavin Floyd. He also wouldn't have to worry about being the ace of the staff, as that responsibility already falls on Mark Buehrle.

The Sox would be well advised to at least take a good, hard look at the veteran lefty as an alternative to trying to package their best prospects for guys who may not pitch well in the bandbox that U.S. Cellular Field is known as.

I don't know where Mr. Glavine will end up, but if I were to guess, it would be to one of these five teams. These teams could certainly use his services, and it will be interesting to see if the decision by the Braves to release him will come back to haunt them.

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