The German Baseball-Bundesliga club Mannheim Tornados has signed Lukas Dickman and Julius Spann. The two pitchers are also on the German national team. Dickman, who has played for the Mainz Athletics and Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg in the past, is transferring from the Hünstetten Storm – second division team. Spann is coming from the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe. Additionally Juan Martin is returning to the Tornados. Last year the Argentinian catcher with Italian passport was playing in Italy.