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Odds & Ends: Kikuchi, Dye, Varitek

Links for Monday...

• Yakyu Baka translated a recent Yusei Kikuchi press conference.  Kikuchi has yet to decide between the U.S. and Japan.  The Mets and Tigers attended the conference.
• Baseball America's Jim Callis has the 2010 draft order, and he also explains which picks are protected from Type A free agent signings.
• Jermaine Dye talking to Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald on possibly finishing his White Sox career: "I don't really have a feeling."
• Talking to WEEI's Alex Speier, Jason Varitek would not address next season (he has a $5MM team option and $3MM player option).  Manager Terry Francona made sure Varitek received an ovation yesterday.
• MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan gives one-liners on 35 Rangers players.
• Tyler Bleszinski of Athletics Nation talked to A's GM Billy Beane.  Beane chatted about Matt Holliday, stolen bases, and the first base depth chart, among other things.
• Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star tells us about new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos.
• Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times explains how advanced defensive metrics influenced the team's acquisition of Franklin Gutierrez. 
• Outfielder So Taguchi hopes to play in 2010, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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