Lookout Linkage, 2/8/15

Hello everyone! Here are some links to get your day started:

• Tyler Carmont of Prospect Insider doesn't expect James Shields to sign with Seattle.
• Shields could be pretty close to signing with the Padres.
• A junior college baseball team has signed the first ever female pitcher.
• Victor Martinez will miss spring training due to recovery from surgery following a torn meniscus.
• Bless You Boys wonders how the Tigers will go about replacing V-Mart.
• Grant Brisbee looks at what the stars of years past would have made in today's free agent market.
• Miles Wray of Fangraphs thinks Shields should seek a contract similar to what Ervin Santana signed for in 2014.
• Pinstripe Alley theorizes that a switch to the bullpen would be beneficial for CC Sabathia.
• Paul Swydan of Fangraphs tries to find a home for Dayan Viciedo.
• You won't believe how much of the A's roster was formed from Billy Beane trades.