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Bronson Arroyo's free-agent plight has three subplots, two of which are widely known. The other may come as a surprise.



First, Arroyo's age (36) makes him a concern on a long-term deal. Of course, that's offset by the other thing baseball fans have come to know about the veteran starter: outstanding durability. Over the last decade, Arroyo has averaged 207 innings per season and surpassed 199 innings in every single season since 2005.



Here's what you might not know: This is Arroyo's first time on the open market. In a recent conversation with Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, Arroyo admitted to having little idea of where this process mind land him in 2014.



"There’s no point in me really thinking about where my perfect place is, because I don’t know who’s interested," Arroyo said. "It’s like going to a party and the whole premise is to find a wife. There are 10 girls there, and three of them are smoking hot, but they don’t even look in your direction twice, so there’s no point in going after them. Then maybe somebody else comes along who didn’t seem so attractive at first, and you like what she’s saying and you think, ‘Hey, maybe this is the one.'"



With those words coming straight from Arroyo, it's not easy to set the odds on his next destination.



In December, C. Trent Rosecrans of Cincinnati.com reported that the Pirates and Twins had interest in Arroyo. Before signing Bartolo Colon, the Mets needed a veteran arm. Outside of the logical choices, the Yankees could be looked at as a fallback option if arms like Tanaka, Jimenez or Garza land elsewhere.



Suitor odds: Twins (5/1), Pirates (7/1), Yankees (15/1)