Odds & Ends: Valuations, Figueroa, Thome

Links for Thursday…

• Forbes' MLB team valuations are out.  The Yankees top the list at $1.5 billion, while the Marlins are 30th at $277 million.
• Adam Rubin of the New York Daily News says Nelson Figueroa will refuse the Mets' assignment to Triple A and become a free agent.
• Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports talked to Jim Thome about many topics, including his future and the Cleveland discussion with Manny.
• Peter Gammons spoke to Yankees GM Brian Cashman yesterday at Southern Connecticut State University.  This AP article has a few tidbits, but let me know if you find a transcript.  Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant has a few quotes.
• MLB.com's David Singh has the story of Darren O'Day's interesting day.