Odds & Ends: Bowden, Owens, Flores

Links for Thursday…

• MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo and ESPN's Jason Churchill say high school catcher Luke Bailey is having Tommy John surgery.  He might fall out of the top 20 in the draft, says Churchill.
• Thom Loverro of The Washington Times transcribes all kinds of amusing comments made by former Nationals GM Jim Bowden earlier this month.  Bowden touched upon Stephen Strasburg, Mark Teixeira, and Aaron Crow.
• Alex Speier of WEEI notes that free agency hasn't done much for the Red Sox recently, outside of the Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz bargain signings.
• ESPN's Jim Caple talked to pitcher Jeff Zimmerman, who is on the comeback trail with the Mariners.
• Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune notes that White Sox outfielder Jerry Owens may be on the way out.  It sounds like Scott Podsednik is coming up, but there will be no roster move today.
• Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post says Rockies reliever Randy Flores, currently in Triple A, is debating whether to opt out of his contract.
• Zach Berman of the Washington Post gathered quotes on new Nationals pitcher Logan Kensing.
• Tonight at 10pm CST, Seth Stohs and Twins pitcher Glen Perkins will co-host the MN GameNight radio show.