Odds & Ends: Free Agents, Manny, Buchholz

Links for Thursday…

• A confident Sidney Ponson expects his agent to receive a few calls after he pitches in the WBC Saturday, according to Phil Miller of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
• ESPN’s Rob Neyer looks at the most interesting remaining free agents.
• Jorge Says No! names their 8 Worst Free Agent Contracts of the offseason.
• Former Dodgers GM Fred Claire weighs in on the Manny Ramirez contract, noting the player’s control over the team’s finances.  Check out Manny’s comments made to the AP.  Juan Pierre doesn’t have much to say about the signing.
• Baseball America’s Ben Badler talks about the reactions of Latin American scouts to the Esmailyn Gonzalez scandal.
• ESPN’s Jayson Stark looks at the top players who are on Spring Training invites.
• Rockies reliever Taylor Buchholz will miss the rest of Spring Training with a sprained elbow.
• Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says the Braves made room for Tom Glavine on the 40-man roster by outrighting pitcher Anthony Lerew, who cleared waivers.