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Odds & Ends: Mets, Reds, Nationals, Cardinals

Links for Monday, as impending free agent lefties Cliff Lee and Andy Pettitte prepare to duel in New York...

• Jon Heyman of SI (via Twitter) doesn't think that Dana Brown, an "[Omar] Minaya disciple", has a good chance of landing the Mets GM job.  Brown will reportedly meet with the club on Wednesday.
• RotoAuthority attempts to find the next Carlos Gonzalez for fantasy players.
• Cody Ross is expected to be tendered a contract this winter by the Giants, and he told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle, "I'd like to stay for my career."  Ross also revealed that he's been pushing former teammate Dan Uggla to sign with the Giants after next season.
• Forget about the Reds signing Carl Crawford, suggests MLB.com's Mark Sheldon.  Sheldon sees the Reds attempting to find a more affordable leadoff hitter.
• Patrick Newman of FanGraphs looks at the repertoire of starter Hisashi Iwakuma, who will be posted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles.  The righty, 30 in April, excels at limiting home runs.  Newman estimates a posting fee in the $10MM range plus a contract of four years and $20MM.
• Mark Zuckerman of Nats Insider examines Washington's 2011 payroll commitments and finds that they will have less than $50MM committed.  He doesn't know if they'll bump payroll to the $80MM range, but if so they could be big offseason spenders.  For MLBTR's look at the Nationals' twelve arbitration eligible players, click here.
• MLB.com's Matthew Leach spoke to Jake Westbrook about the future, shortly before the season ended.
• Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch outlines the battle for Cardinals 40-man roster spots.
• The Yankees' Jesus Montero is the best hitting prospect left in the minors, writes Baseball America's Jim Callis.

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