Odds And Ends: Draft, Atkins, Lima

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [June 4, 2009 at 9:45am CST]

Some non-McLouth, non-Glavine links to start your Thursday off...

On draft day, the Orioles, who pick fifth, will have an ordered list of their top five players and will choose the highest ranked player remaining regardless of position according to Jim Hunter of MASN.com.
Roch Kubatko of MASN.com would like to see the O's use their pick on a high school arm: either Zack Wheeler or Jacob Turner.
The D'Backs will have a bigger draft budget than usual, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. They could spend "in the neighborhood of $10MM," since they have seven of the first 64 picks. Not bad, considering the Mets won't have picked once by then.
The Yankees don't get anything if they can't sign the player they choose 29th overall so, as MLB.com's Brian Hoch reports, signability is a factor.
Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post wonders if Garrett Atkins could be in line for a demotion to Triple A.
Jose Lima's making a comeback! MLB.com's Ken Gurnick reports that Lima visited the Dodger Stadium press box last night.
Jorge Says No! chatted with Garry Templeton, Lima's manager, about the 36-year-old pitcher. Apparently he still throws 90 mph.
Check out this clip of David Ortiz's visit with Torii Hunter on Hanging with Mr. Hunter.

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