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Odds & Ends: Angels, Willis, Oswalt, Jones

Memorial Day linkage, as Ubaldo Jimenez continues to amaze...

• T.J. Simers of the LA Times offers a profile of refreshingly down-to-earth Angels owner Arte Moreno.
• Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune explains the dilemma the White Sox will face when they have the chance to select Ozney Guillen on draft day.
• Ryan Zimmerman would like to see the Nationals acquire Roy Oswalt, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post (Twitter link).
• A scout told Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun that he would be interested in Adam Jones if the Orioles considered trading him, despite the young outfielder's 2010 struggles.
• MLBTR is looking for an intern with strong Excel skills and a willingness to contribute for 30 minutes a day. If you are interested in this unpaid data entry position, send a short e-mail to mlbtrintern@gmail.com by the end of the day.
• We will be giving away a DVD of the movie Sugar to our 30,000th Twitter follower (currently 584 followers away).  Sugar chronicles a Dominican pitcher trying to make it to the Majors.
• The Cubs announced the promotion of 2008 first-round pick Andrew Cashner.  The big righty will work out of the bullpen.  Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle notes that several years ago, Cashner offered the Astros a hometown discount and they declined.
• The Pirates benched second baseman Akinori Iwamura in favor of Neil Walker, reports Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  Iwamura, the team's highest-paid player, was an out-of-character acquisition for GM Neal Huntington.  At the time of the trade there had been talk about an extension, but we have to assume that idea has been tabled.
• Dontrelle Willis' agent Matt Sosnick spoke to MLB.com's Jason Beck, saying his client could benefit from a fresh start despite a fair chance with the Tigers.
• Rany Jazayerli says Dayton Moore is not the worst GM in baseball, and it is too early to judge his organizational rebuilding effort.
• With one week left, AOL FanHouse's Frankie Piliere has his third first-round mock draft.  ESPN's Keith Law also posted a mock draft, for those who have Insider. 
• Heath Bell explained to Bill Center and Chris Jenkins of the San Diego Union-Tribune why he still has hostility toward the Mets.

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