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Odds & Ends: Huff, Posey, Lewis, Yankees, Johnson

Congratulations to Dallas Braden on throwing the 19th perfect game in MLB history.  Let's check out some links from around the web..

• Aubrey Huff is playing well defensively, writes Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• Catcher Buster Posey remains in Triple-A Fresno because Giants officials are not convinced that he is ready to catch in the majors, GM Brian Sabean told Andrew Baggarly of The Mercury News.  Sabean insists that the decision has nothing to do with service-time concerns.  MLBTR's Luke Adams led a discussion post that touched on the issue over the weekend.
• Jordan Bastian of MLB.com tweets a quote from Fred Lewis, who says that he's happy to be on a team that never quits.  Lewis was traded from San Francisco to Toronto roughly three weeks ago.
• Steve at River Ave. Blues takes a look at the Yankees' offseason targets and how they've fared in the early stages of the 2010 season.
• Cue the scary organ music. Jeff Zrebiec tells us that Orioles reliever Jim Johnson was placed on the disabled list with a strained ulnar collateral ligament and is seeking a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews. MLB.com's Britt Ghiroli has comments from O's president Andy MacPhail and manager Dave Trembley.
• According to a team press release, the Mariners have relieved hitting coach Alan Cockrell of his duties.  Alonzo Powell has been promoted from Triple-A Tacoma in his place.
• In his latest mailbag, Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News writes that the Reds' next manager will not be a high-priced guy with star power.  That includes Lou Piniella, who plans on making Chicago his last stop as a manager.
• David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution points out that ex-Braves Kelly Johnson and Adam LaRoche are mashing in Arizona.
• Jason Marquis could be as little as two rehab assignments away from rejoining the Nationals, tweets Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.  Marquis inked a two-year, $15MM deal with the club this offseason but was sidelined after three outings in April.
• Mark Kiszla of The Denver Post implores the Rockies to make a big trade.

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