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Central Notes: Neil Walker, Royals, Oswalt

The latest on several Central division clubs...

• The Pirates are not currently engaged in contract extension discussions for Neil Walker, reports Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  The second baseman is under team control through 2016, and will be eligible for arbitration after the 2012 season if he qualifies as a Super Two player.
• Roy Oswalt's agent Bob Garber is expected to meet with the Royals today or tomorrow in Milwaukee, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  Garber's agency also represents C.J. Wilson.  Kansas City's interest in Oswalt is minimal, however, cautions a Royals source (Twitter link).
• SI's Jon Heyman hears scuttlebutt that if Jim Crane is approved as Astros owner this week, he may spend on a free agent or two.  Click here to read my offseason outlook for the team. 
• The Tigers have scouted Cuban center fielder Yoenis Cespedes several times, assistant GM Al Avila told John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press.
• The Cubs and White Sox could lose possible supplemental draft picks if Type B compensation is eliminated this winter, explains Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune.  Of course, under the current system the player has to receive and turn down an arbitration offer for compensation to be possible.  For a look at all the Type B free agents, click here.

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