Links for Tuesday…
- The Red Sox added pitcher Virgil Vasquez while losing infielder Gil Velazquez.
 - Dave Cameron has another free agent bargain: Juan Rivera.
 - The Astros made their first Taiwanese signing: 22 year-old righty reliever Chia-Jen Lo.
 - Japanese reliever Ryota Igarashi hopes to try MLB eventually (but not in 2009).
 - Viva El Birdos figures the Cardinals will check in on Kenshin Kawakami.
 - Bud Selig has praise for Padres owner John Moores.
 - Rays Index passes along a report that Cliff Floyd’s injury could end his career. This could open up some free agent possibilities.
 - River Ave. Blues says the latest Jake Peavy news is the nail in the coffin for the Yankees.
 - MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince is not a big fan of the rumors.
 
