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This month the Shires have locked up their catcher, center fielder, and 3rd baseman for the next 7 years ... and they went ahead and extended possibly their most valuable piece, their highly talented young SP Sam Aldegheri. At 112M over 7y, StL is paying Aldegheri to be a league average SP, which he is certainly better than that. This could end up being a major surplus in production for the Shires if Aldegheri continues to develop and pitch like he has since entering NABO.