Odds & Ends: Izzy, Baez, Nationals

Some links to peruse as you realize how lame it is when your favorite team has a scheduled off day... Joe Smith of The St. Petersburg Times spoke to agent Dan Horwits, who says his client Jason Isringhausen plans to come back and pitch in the big leagues again. Izzy will miss the rest of the year due to Tommy John surgery. The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec writes that the Orioles have a valuable trade chip in reliever Danys Baez. MLB.com's Bill Ladson reiterated that the Nationals are not going to bring Pedro Martinez or Tom Glavine aboard as players. The team would be interested in Glavine as a coach, though. Pete McElroy of of MASNsports.com lists the 16 draft picks the Nationals have signed. The Yankees signed catcher Buck Afenir as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas according to KUsports.com.