Odds & Ends: Beltre, Lyon, Nats, Rangers

Some more links for your Thursday night…

• John Tomase of the Boston Herald says the Red Sox believe Adrian Beltre to be "one of the most game-changing defenders in the majors."
• Two GMs tell Tom Verducci of SI.com that they were shocked to see the Astros commit $15MM to Brandon Lyon.
• Verducci reports that the Yankees called the Tigers about Curtis Granderson before the World Series began.
• The Nats still plan on adding multiple veteran starters, according to Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post.
• Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning News says the Rangers have to be "extremely selective with multi-year deals, stock a good farm system, fill in with low-risk, high-reward short-timers and churn regularly." So far, Sherrington likes Jon Daniels' strategy.
• MLB.com's Ian Browne expects Mike Lowell to be a positive presence in the Texas clubhouse.
• Dodgers GM Ned Colletti tells MLB.com's Ken Gurnick that he's "not close" on any deals.
• Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski told Steve Kornacki of MLive.com that there's a chance Phil Coke starts in Detroit.
• The D'Backs don't appear to have much money to spend, according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic.
• Marlins president Larry Beinfest tells MLB.com's Joe Frisaro that "there is still some stuff simmering." The club hopes to trade Dan Uggla, according to Frisaro.
• Orioles starter Brian Matusz told Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun that he grew up watching Kevin Millwood pitch for the Braves. Now, the two will be teammates.
• Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times reports that the Dodgers turned down a Japanese club that wanted to buy Eric Stults' contract.
• Brian Cashman told Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News that Juan Miranda could potentially DH for the Yanks next year.