Odds and Ends: Griffey, Baek, German, Wells

Here’s today’s link collection.

• Hal McCoy seems fairly certain that Ken Griffey Jr. will play out the season with the Reds.
• Dejan Kovacevic has heard that the Pirates are torn between Pedro Alvarez and Tim Beckham at #2.
• Cha Seung Baek has been DFA’d, and this time he might be claimed.  He could have a career as a fifth starter somewhere.
• John Brattain explains why he feels teams are colluding against Barry Bonds.
• The Rangers DFA’d reliever Franklyn German; Evan Grant explains why.
• The Indians claimed reliever Oneli Perez from the White Sox.  Baseball America says the six-fingered pitcher has attitude questions.
• According to Buster Olney, David Wells is still waiting by the phone hoping for a team to call.
• RotoAuthority examines Daniel Cabrera’s hot start.