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Odds & Ends: Gomes, Coffey, Nolasco, Vazquez

Links for Thursday...

• Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that team sources have told him that the Cubs are looking at Jonny Gomes as a fourth outfielder.  Gomes - who proved to be one of the best minor league deals of 2009 - confirms.
• The Brewers signed arbitration-eligible reliever Todd Coffey for $2.025MM, reports MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.  That's just short of the midpoint. 
• MLB.com's Joe Frisaro writes that a strong 2010 season would lead the Marlins to explore a multiyear deal with Ricky Nolasco.  Nolasco is under team control through 2012, and will earn $3.8MM in his second arbitration year.
• Yankees pitcher Javier Vazquez spoke to Puerto Rican newspaper La Perla del Sur.  MLBTR's translator Nick Collias supplies this interesting quote: "I don't have much playing time left...I go year by year, and I don’t know if it will be one, two or three years, but I'm definitely not going to play until 40."  Vazquez is eligible for free agency after the season.
• Rockies outfielder Dexter Fowler switched to Scott Boras in November, Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post wrote in a Monday blog post.  Fowler's been added to our Scott Boras client list, which can always be found on the sidebar.
• MLBTR missed this January 14th signing: the White Sox added Daniel Cabrera on a minor league deal.  Cabrera, 29 in May, posted a 0.55 K/BB ratio and 6.00 ERA in 51 big league innings last year.
• The Mets and Diamondbacks haven't had any new discussions for catcher Chris Snyder, writes Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic.  Piecoro examines the debate about whether to trade Snyder.
• Luke Scott wants to play defense, writes Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.  Scott says he's "taking one for the team" by serving as DH, and it hurts him in contract negotiations.
• Slugger Jim Thome continues to keep the door open for the White Sox, writes Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.  However, in comments to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, manager Ozzie Guillen indicated a preference to avoid a permanent DH.

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