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Odds & Ends: Donald, DeRosa, Tigers, Boras

Three years ago today the Diamondbacks cut ties with righthander Russ Ortiz. With $22MM remaining on the four year, $33MM deal he signed before the 2005 season, Ortiz became the highest paid player ever to be released by a Major League team.

On to the links...

• Despite his knee injury, Jason Donald remains one of the Phillies' best trade chips according to Scott Lauber.
• Derrick Goold writes that Mark DeRosa's trade value is rising with the team's recent hot streak.
• The Detroit Free Press polled it's readers, and 32.7% want to see the Tigers trade for a bullpen arm to stay in contention.
• Bill Shaikin writes about master negotiator Scott Boras and his affect on the draft.
• Kurt Streeter reports that 36-year-old Jose Lima is still hoping to make it back to the big leagues. Lima Time is currently 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA for the independent Long Beach Armada, and last pitched in the big leagues for the Mets in 2006.
• ESPN's Jorge Arangure tweets that the Padres are targetting Dominican outfielder Jose Alberta Pena.
• Miami linebacker Glenn Cook was surprised when the Cubs drafted him in the 48th round because he hasn't played baseball in six years.

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