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Odds and Ends: Dotel, Valverde, Wilkerson

Some Saturday odds and ends to mull over...

• The Yankees considered bringing Octavio Dotel back, but wouldn't go two years on him.
• Richard Justice thinks Astros GM Ed Wade is making a mistake by setting a deadline and going to arbitration hearings with Jose Valverde and Mark Loretta.  I doubt the Astros wanted Loretta to accept their offer of arbitration in the first place, but they took the $4-5MM gamble hoping to get a draft pick.  But they actively sought out Valverde, and this might not bode well for him staying past 2009.
• Can't promise anything, but my source is saying Brad Wilkerson is likely to become a Mariner on a one-year deal.  Put this in the unconfirmed category for now.
• Did the Rangers DFA Armando Galarraga in anticipation of including him in a trade?
• Troy Tulowitzki explanation: he can opt out of his $15MM club option for 2014 if he's traded. Tracy Ringolsby also reports that Garrett Atkins had unfruitful extension talks with the Rox last year and would still like to stay.
• "No substantive negotiations" on a multiyear deal for Ryan Zimmerman.
• Casey Blake's agent put in a counteroffer but hasn't heard back from the Indians yet; the two sides are $1.5MM apart on his '08 salary.

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