Odds & Ends: Mariners, Gomes, Holliday, Bay

Links for Wednesday…

• Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times sees Adam LaRoche as the best free agent first base option for the Mariners.  He likes the idea of acquiring the Orioles' Luke Scott as an alternative.
• John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer talked to Reds assistant GM Bob Miller, who said Jonny Gomes wants to explore the market.
• Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch can't see how Scott Boras will find a suitor for Matt Holliday aside from the Cardinals.
• WEEI's Alex Speier looks back at the circumstances that resulted in Jason Bay being traded by Omar Minaya and Steve Phillips early in his career.
• MLB.com's Joe Frisaro has a new Marlins mailbag up, in which he explains that Dan Uggla no longer appears to be a fit for the Giants.