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Odds & Ends: Harper, Escobar, Vazquez, Gordon

Links for Monday, as Joe Blanton makes his 2010 debut...

• Washington GM Mike Rizzo scouted Bryce Harper in person for the first time, and he and scouting director Kris Kline came away confident in Harper's makeup, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.
• Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com takes an in-depth look at the Pirates' arms throughout the organization.
• The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales writes that GM Ken Williams is exercising patience when it comes to trading, despite the White Sox' slow start.
• Kelvim Escobar will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn capsule in the front of his right shoulder, tweets MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. Escobar signed a one-year deal with the Mets this winter for $1.25MM.
• Joe Pawlikowski of River Ave. Blues looks at the pitchers the Yankees were considering over Javier Vazquez, noting that they've all had concerns as well.  The Yankees will delay Vazquez's sixth start until a week from today against the Tigers.  John Harper of the New York Daily News wonders if the Yanks should ship Vazquez to the Mets. 
• Joe Posnanski questions the Royals' decision to demote Alex Gordon. Gordon will play left field and first base in the minors, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.
• Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports points out the Tigers' collection of young talent.
• Steve Dilbeck of the L.A. Times wonders what's happened to George Sherrill.  The 33-year-old lefty has allowed 12 hits and 11 walks in nine innings so far.  Given his $4.5MM salary this year, Sherrill is a prime candidate to be non-tendered after the season.
• RotoAuthority notes that while Vazquez and Ben Sheets have been brutal so far, they could still have fantasy value this year.

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