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Odds & Ends: Anderson, Smoltz, Red Sox, Dye

Links for Friday...

• Heyman tweets that the Angels and Dodgers could pursue Garret Anderson.
• Jon Heyman of SI.com tweets that the Mets are falling behind in their attempts to sign John Smoltz.
• As Rob Bradford of WEEI.com notes, Theo Epstein says the Red Sox do not have a policy against negotiating extensions during the season.
• The Red Sox, Phillies, Diamondbacks and Rockies watched Oscar Villarreal throw today, tweets Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse.
• An MLB executive tells ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick that Jermaine Dye turned down $3.3MM from the Cubs before they signed Xavier Nady for the same price (Twitter link).
• MLB.com's Bill Ladson tweets that money may prevent the Nationals from signing Orlando Hudson. Adam Dunn believes Washington is Hudson's first choice.
• The club could go after Adam Kennedy if Hudson signs elsewhere, tweets Ladson. 
• The Blue Jays have money, but aren't going to spend for the sake of spending, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian. 
• In case you'd like more on the Johnny Damon-Yankees drama, SI's Jon Heyman talked to the player and GM.
• Alex Rodriguez was "staring at retirement right in the face" last March when diagnosed with a torn labrum in his hip, he told Kim Jones of the YES Network Wednesday night.
• Dave Cameron of FanGraphs wonders if aging players are the new market inefficiency.
• Cameron compares Jason Bay to Josh Willingham and concludes that the two outfielders are pretty similar. 
• In an interview with SNY's Kevin Burkhardt last night, Mets GM Omar Minaya insisted he has full autonomy.  Joel Sherman of the New York Post doesn't buy it.
• U.S.S. Mariner's Dave Cameron tweets of rumblings that the Royals and Mariners have discussed Alberto Callaspo. 
• The Red Sox signed catcher Gustavo Molina to a minor league deal, reports WEEI's Rob Bradford.  Molina, 28 in February, hit .209/.233/.308 for the Nationals' Triple A club last year.
• Larry Granillo of Wezen-Ball digs up the true story behind Andre Dawson, the Cubs, and the blank check in '87.
• Twins lefty Glen Perkins explained his grievance to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

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