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Quick Hits: Chavez, Vlad, Pierzynski, Royals

Happy 51st birthday to Steve Sax!  Sax was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1982, played on two World Series champions, made five All-Star teams, and holds a special bit of pop culture history as one of Mr. Burns' softball ringers on The Simpsons.

Today's news tidbits...

• As part of a Dodgers-related mailbag, MLB.com's Ken Gurnick cites the Blue Jays, Marlins and Indians as teams that could offer Eric Chavez more playing time than the Dodgers could.  Toronto's interest in Chavez is well-known, but Florida and Cleveland are new to the mix.  Other teams known to be looking are Chavez include the Yankees, White Sox and Mariners. 
• The Angels are looking for a leadoff man and bench help, and don't seem to be interested in Vladimir Guerrero, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.com.  The Orioles look like they're Guerrero's most ardent suitors at this point.  
• A.J. Pierzynski tells Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune that he was all but officially signed by the Dodgers before the White Sox swooped in with an offer to bring the catcher back to Chicago.  "It all came together in a 15-minute span," Pierzynski said. "I was pretty much resigned to the fact I wasn't coming back."  Had Pierzynski not returned, the White Sox would have focused on Miguel Olivo as a replacement behind the plate.
• The Chone Figgins-to-Oakland rumor looks to be dead, which Joe Pawlikowski of Fangraphs thinks may be a good thing for the A's.
• The Royals are converting prospect Wil Myers from catcher to outfielder, reports Terez A. Paylor of the Kansas City Star.

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