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Odds & Ends: Ruiz, Braves, Offenses, Yankees

Links for Thursday...

• ESPN's Jorge Arangure tweets that Jose Julio Ruiz has changed agents, which will likely complicate any negotiations. The Red Sox were reported hot on the Cuban defector's trail.
• Tim Marchman of SI.com ranks MLB's 30 general managers, from Andrew Friedman to Dayton Moore.
• Moore tells Doug Tucker of the AP that he's confident he'll continue to build the team's farm system. The Royals have tripled their budget in Latin America under Moore.
• Stephania Bell of ESPN.com explains the injury risks that come with Billy Wagner, Troy Glaus, Takashi Saito and Tim Hudson, four players the Braves signed or extended this offseason.
• I've ranked the American League offenses over at RotoAuthority, using CHONE projections and the Baseball Musings lineup analysis tool. 
• Jack Curry tweets that no one has called the Yankees yet about Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre, and GM Brian Cashman won't deal until late spring anyway.
• Milton Bradley told Tyler Kepner of the New York Times that "obviously, it was something with Chicago, not me."  Bradley says the Cubs tried to make him a player he's not, expecting 30 home runs.
• Cubs manager Lou Piniella said on ESPN's Waddle & Silvy show that he'll determine his future after the season.

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