Odds and Ends: Lohse, Reyes, Greinke, Howard

Links for Tuesday…

• Chat today, 2pm CST.
• Rangers president Nolan Ryan called the Winter Meetings "a big waste of money and time."
• Nationals GM Jim Bowden implied that a Tom Glavine signing is unlikely.
• Kyle Lohse feels the pain of all the unsigned free agents; he didn’t sign until March 14th last year.  Lohse said he "put a lot of pressure on all parties" to get his four-year, $41MM extension done on September 29th.  Given that it wasn’t on the open market, Scott Boras did well for Lohse.
• The Dodgers prefer Dennys Reyes over Luis Ayala, says Ken Gurnick.
• Joe Posnanski loves the Zack Greinke signing.  Sam Mellinger says the Royals and fans are no longer allowed to complain about baseball’s financial structure.
• Maury Brown leans slightly toward Ryan Howard winning his arbitration case.  I think the Phillies will prevail.
• Brandon Lyon turned down more lucrative offers for a chance to close in Detroit.  ESPN’s Keith Law likes the Tigers’ signing, in part due to Jim Leyland’s track record with relievers.
• The Marlins seem to prefer the trade market, if they are to add a catcher.
• Joe Nathan knows his $47MM extension signed in March of ’08 is looking pretty good right now.