Odds & Ends: Bellorin, Chapman, Cardinals

Links for Friday…

• Frankie Piliere of AOL FanHouse takes at Yankees prospects who could draw attention in trade talks.
• The Royals signed catcher Edwin Bellorin to a minor league deal, tweets Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star.  Bellorin, 28 in February, hit .277/.308/.351 in 216 plate appearances in his fourth Triple A stint.
• David Waldstein of the New York Times profiles new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos.
• Ronald Blum of the AP chatted with Aroldis Chapman, who doesn't mind beginning his pro career in the minors.
• MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince expects a quiet offseason for the Indians, though he wonders if they could bring back Omar Vizquel.
• Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reiterates that Joe Crede and Jarrod Washburn are on the Twins' radar.
• Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch believes the Cardinals will be involved with more than just Joel Pineiro among our Top 50 Free Agents, and he names many candidates.
• Click here to watch our mention as ESPN SportsNation's Site of the Day yesterday.