Odds And Ends: Hawpe, Royals, Draft

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [June 10, 2009 at 11:29am CST]

Some links for Wednesday morning...

Brad Hawpe would void his 2011 option and become a free agent after next season if he's traded, according to Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post.
Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star explains why yesterday was a good day to be a Royals fan even though the team lost its 22nd game in its last 28 tries. They drafted Aaron Crow and Wil Myers, the best players available to them.
Mellinger points out that "any immediate reaction to baseball's draft is an overreaction" and these players won't necessarily be stars, but he likes the Royals' approach.
Bryan Smith of Baseball Prospectus has some names to watch in today's portion of the draft.
Baseball America's John Manuel reports that the's A's selected catcher Max Stassi, who BA ranked higher than any other player remaining.
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