Odds and Ends: Bay, Roberts, Cliff Lee

And here we have some random links I’ve collected over the past day or so.

• The Bucs will try to fill their open 40-man spots through low profile moves, not unlike the Jason Michaels one.  They won’t move Jason Bay or Xavier Nady until they’re truly out of it.  4.5 games out of the wild card, they still have a prayer here on May 9th.
• Keith Law’s top 60 prospects list for the June draft has been published.  Shortstop Tim Beckham heads the list.
• Gordon Wittenmyer looks back on the Cubs players rumored to be traded for Brian Roberts.
• Juan Uribe, partially on the strength of a great takeout slide, still has life with the White Sox.
• Nick Piecoro reminds us that the D’Backs were close to acquiring Cliff Lee in a deal for Carlos Quentin this winter.  That would just be unfair, Lee as a part of that rotation.  Ken Davidoff notes that the Mets discussed Lee as well.
• So…did the Yankees really have a shot at Micah Owings in the Randy Johnson deal?