Odds & Ends: Minaya, Bradley, McClain

Links for Friday…

• Yahoo's Gordon Edes on what might've been: Alex Rodriguez in Boston.
• MetsBlog's Matthew Cerrone interviewed GM Omar Minaya.
• Milton Bradley is not a fan of the Chicago media.  He explained why in an exclusive chat with MLB.com's Carrie Muskat.
• Rob Bradford of WEEI talks about the scarcity of middle-of-the-order bats on the free agent market, as it relates to the Red Sox.
• Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald wonders if Luis Vizcaino could return to the White Sox.
• Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker passes along a Sponichi report indicating that the Hiroshima Carp are in contract talks with minor league veteran Scott McClain.
• Mike Thomas of The Herald News caught up with Shea Hillenbrand and got the player's take on the various incidents in his career.