Odds and Ends: Cordero, Varitek, Hudson

Links for Monday…

• The Twins watched Chad Cordero’s recent long-toss session.  As you know, they’re also eyeing Brandon Lyon and Eric Gagne.
• Baseball America has the minor league transactions.  Charlie Zink stays with Boston and the Cubs signed Ken Kadokura, among other deals.
• Sean McAdam breaks down the Jason Varitek situation, saying his value isn’t much higher than Gregg Zaun.  Zaun signed for $2MM.
• Athletics Nation asks: how about Orlando Hudson at shortstop?
• RotoAuthority finds some upside starters for fantasy drafts.
• Rob Bradford of WEEI explains why signing Jonathan Papelbon long-term will be more difficult than Dustin Pedroia or Kevin Youkilis.