Links for Wednesday... Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times doesn't expect much to change with the Cubs under the Ricketts family.  He says to expect a payroll around $143MM.  That might leave GM Jim Hendry with around $8MM to work with. Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic believes Eric Byrnes' time with the Diamondbacks might be nearing an end.  They may attempt to trade him before releasing him. John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer wouldn't be surprise...