Odds & Ends: White, White Sox, Bard, Willingham

More links as the rumors keep flowing in…

• La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune "heard the Twins might be sniffing around Seattle reliever Sean White."  White's best skill is a decent groundball rate; his strikeout and walk rates do not impress.
• The White Sox inked second-round pick Trayce Thompson, according to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune.  The high school outfielder, chosen 61st overall, gets $625K.
• Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe is fairly sure the Red Sox won't trade Daniel Bard this week.
• Chico Harlan of the Washington Post believes the Nats should keep Josh Willingham because he's relatively affordable, powerful and plays well enough defensively.
• ESPN.com's Keith Law says Ryan Garko is a small upgrade for the Giants at first base.
• The Rangers believed they were frontrunners to acquire Garko yesterday, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. They'd still like a right-handed hitting first baseman. 
• The Mets signed former big leaguer Adam Pettyjohn to a minor league deal, according to Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post.

Tim Dierkes contributed to this post.