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Odds & Ends: Evans, Sheffield, Slowey, Hechavarria

Links for Thursday...

• Slate's Dan Morrell discusses the influx of Cuban talent into the Majors, as well as the many quality players who have not defected.
• Outfielder Terry Evans cleared waivers and was sent to the Angels Triple A club to clear a spot for Scott Kazmir, reports Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times.  Evans, 28, hit .291/.341/.520 at Triple A last year, his third stint at that level.
• Gary Sheffield has "something on the table" to look at after he returns from vacation, tweets Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports suggested a few weeks ago that Sheffield is talking to an NL club (not the Nationals).
• Kevin Slowey said he wouldn't mind a contract similar to Nick Blackburn's four-year, $14MM deal, according to Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.  Slowey will be arbitration-eligible for the first time after the season.
• Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star tweets a correction to something he wrote yesterday, explaining that Adeiny Hechavarria does indeed qualify for a fourth option.
• Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that the Yankees essentially chose Javier Vazquez over Joel Pineiro.  Sherman feels that Vazquez has "re-opened the wounds from 2004" with his two subpar starts.

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