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Odds and Ends: Howard, Cormier, Gerut

I am currently evaluating Phil Hughes' playlist.  Some of it is solid.  Let's get on to the odds and ends...

• Bill Conlin thinks it's a mistake for the Phillies to pay Ryan Howard at a rate commensurate with his service time.  It's a slippery slope - shouldn't Cole Hamels be earning $15MM instead of $500K, then?  The system may be broken but it doesn't make sense for the Phillies to start ignoring service time.
• John Mozeliak is not done yet.  Meanwhile, Albert Pujols continued to direct his ire at KTVI-TV of St. Louis. 
• The Orioles agreed to a minor league deal with 27 year-old righty Lance Cormier worth around $450K.  Cormier doesn't have much to show for his 244 big league innings, whether starting or relieving.  He has a decent groundball rate, at least.
• The Padres signed Jody Gerut to a minor league pact that could be worth as much as $910K.  He's 30 now; his best season was an .830 OPS for Cleveland at age 25.  Since then he's had all sorts of knee problems and even had a grievance with the Pirates.

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