Shocking deal:Alex Cobb’s  flip and signed 5 year’s contract extension with Baltimore Today..

Shocking deal:Alex Cobb’s  flip and signed 5 year’s contract extension with Baltimore Today..

Alex Cobb’s

The 30-year-old righty was 12-10 with a 3.66 ERA in 29 starts for Tampa Bay last season. He pitched 179 1/3 innings in his first full year back after missing nearly two seasons because of Tommy John surgery.Free agent pitcher Alex Cobb and the Baltimore Orioles have finalized a four-year contract.

Cobb was the last big-name starting pitcher still available in a slow-moving free agent market. He joins Andrew Cashner and Chris Tillman, who were signed last month, in a revamped rotation that includes holdovers Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman.