One of the more unique careers in baseball is that of R.A. Dickey, a journeyman and conventional Pitcher who did not make a fulltime Major League roster until he was 28.  That team was the Texas Rangers, where his new pitch, the knuckleball which found him a place in baseball.  He still bounced around going to Seattle, Minnesota and to the New York Mets and h had a good 2010 going 11 and 9 with an ERA under 3.  He had another average season and in 2012 at the age of 37 he would become arguably the biggest surprise winner of the Cy Young when he won 20 Games and was the National League leader in Innings Pitched (233.2) and Strikeouts (230). 

Mike Napoli had a good career where he played for four teams (Los Angeles, Texas, Boston and Cleveland) in the American League.  Napoli played at Catcher and later First Base, where he was a good defensive player was that led the AL twice in Total Zone Runs among First Basemen and power wise, he had eight 20 Home Run Seasons, which included one for each of the four teams he played for.  Napoli was an All Star once (2012 for Texas) and was a World Series Champion with the Boston Red Sox in 2013.

Matt Cain played all 13 of his seasons and 342 Games with the San Francisco Giants, a rarity in this day and age.  Cain made the starting rotation immediately and while he lost a lot of games early in his career, he hardly had a lot of run support and actually led the NL in Games Started in a season where he went 8 and 14 (2008).  He had an inverse record of 14 and 8 in 2009 and went to what would be his first of three All Star Games.  In those three seasons he had an ERA under 3.00 and he would assist the Giants win the World Series in 2010 and 2012 (he also threw a perfect game that year) and also won a third in 2014 though he was not a factor on the post season.  Cain retired with a losing record (104-118) but again that was not a reflection of his ability but lack of support early in his career.  Cain will always be known for the leadership he brought to San Francisco, which is why the team always held on to him.

Jonathan Broxton appeared in 694 Games over his Major League Baseball career and never started any of them as he was either a closer, a set-up man or in some other form of relief.  Broxton’s best two years were with the Los Angeles Dodgers where he went to back-to-back (2009-10) All-Star Games.  In L.A. he was the closer for a time and he peaked with a 36 Save campaign in 2009.  He would later play for Kansas City, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and St. Louis and he would record 118 Saves over his 13-year career.