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Odds & Ends: Nationals, Teixeira, Ligtenberg

Links for Friday...

• RotoAuthority looks at the April offensive stat leaders.
• Jim Callis of Baseball America discussed Jim Bowden's Stephen Strasburg comments.  Bowden says the Nationals' decision to draft Strasburg has been made, and predicts they'll sign him for around $15MM minutes before the deadline.
• ESPN's Jorge Arangure Jr. talked to Nats interim GM Mike Rizzo about their revamped Latin American plan.
• Mark Teixeira talked to Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times about his decision to sign with the Yankees.
• Brian Stensaas of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes about Kerry Ligtenberg, who is attempting a comeback with the St. Paul Saints.
• SI.com's Tom Verducci spoke with one GM who points to struggling older teams and says "it's better to be young these days."
• Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press writes that the Tigers are being patient with pitchers Ryan Perry and Rick Porcello.
• MLB.com's Corey Brock doesn't expect GM Kevin Towers to sit back and watch if the Padres continues to struggle.
• Here's Baseball America's list of the hottest prospects in the minors right now.
• ESPN.com's Keith Law scouts a pair of college players who could turn up on BA's list next year: Tim Wheeler and Drew Storen.
• Twins reliever Juan Morillo cleared waivers, so he'll head to Triple A according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

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