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Odds & Ends: Epstein, Cards, Contracts, Greene

Links for a snowy Thursday...

• MLB.com's Lyle Spencer tweets of the Dodgers' interest in Robb Quinlan for a fourth outfielder role.  The Rockies and Twins are other known suitors.
• Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appeared on the Toucher and Rich show this morning.  He spoke about the team's offense, Adrian Gonzalez, Mike Lowell, and the "bridge period" comment; MLB.com's Ian Browne provides the transcript.
• MASN's Steve Melewski says the Red Sox rescinded the contract given to reliever Bob McCrory after he failed his physical.
• Tommy Rancel of DRays Bay looks at the team-friendly deals signed by Paul Cohen clients.
• Cardinals manager Tony La Russa told Cam Inman of The Contra Costa Times there's a non-zero chance the team adds Mark McGwire to the player roster on August 31st.
• There is currently no timetable for the Cardinals to sit down with Albert Pujols' agents, GM John Mozeliak told Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  The Cards are ready to talk when Pujols is.
• Maury Brown of The Biz of Baseball is beta-testing an MLB salary database.  Also of note: Cot's Baseball Contracts has joined the Baseball Prospectus family.
• ESPN's Buster Olney wrote yesterday that Khalil Greene is working hard and seeks a big league deal.  Greene can play shortstop or third base, and Olney sees Oakland as a potential match.
• The Pirates aren't far apart with Zach Duke on his 2010 salary, writes Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Kovacevic believes Duke's $2.2MM salary could double in his second arbitration year.  A multiyear deal is not in the works.
• Murray Chass chronicles the blank contract Andre Dawson gave to the Cubs in the spring of '87.
• Joe Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues looks at Nick Johnson's injury history in detail.
• A December 30th tweet from SI's Melissa Segura notes that Dominican lefty Victor Payano signed with the Rangers.  Payano had a deal with the Red Sox in July for $900K that was voided due to shoulder concerns.  Here's a video of the 16-year-old courtesy of Kiley McDaniel.

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