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Odds and Ends: LaCava, Colletti, Andruw

Links for Wednesday...

• I did a Q&A with the Roselle Press.  The article includes a sweet picture of me hacking the Internet.
• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald speculates on the new-look 2009 Marlins.  If defense is a goal, they could look to acquire Adrian Beltre and try Jorge Cantu at first base.  Randy Winn could improve the defense in right.
• John Fay runs through the Reds' nine free agents.  He believes Jerry Hairston Jr. wants to return.
• Brian Cashman wants to acquire a real first baseman, rather than have Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui spend time there.
• The Mariners received permission to interview Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava, according to Geoff Baker.
• It's still not known whether the Dodgers will bring GM Ned Colletti back for the final year of his contract.  Interesting note from ESPN's Buster Olney - the Andruw Jones signing was engineered by owner Frank McCourt rather than Colletti.
• Olney feels Brian Cashman is more likely to pursue Derek Lowe than Mark Teixeira.
• Will Joe Girardi's presence discourage free agents from signing with the Yankees?
• McCovey Chronicles sees the Giants trading for a second or third baseman this winter.  I tossed out a bunch of names in my Offseason Outlook.
• Pedro Alvarez clammed up when asked precisely what time he accepted the original deal from the Pirates.
• MetsBlog tries to figure out whether Ryan Church loves or hates New York.
• Oliver Perez predicts a tough offseason following the Mets' final-day elimination.  On the bright side, he stands to earn a ridiculous amount of money as a free agent.

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