Odds & Ends: Munson, Ranaudo, Sheets

Links for Thursday... Chat today, 2pm CST. Dan Hayes of the North County Times tweets that the Padres signed Eric Munson to a minor league deal.  Munson, 32, hit .265/.362/.450 in Triple A last year while catching 73 games. Potential high 2010 draft pick Anthony Ranaudo, a righty at LSU, will miss a start Friday due to elbow discomfort according to Baseball America's Aaron Fitt. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick looks at the mentor role Ben Sheets will play for the Oakland pitching staff. Maury Brown of The Biz of Baseball reports that despite a decrease in attendance, MLB revenue reached a record $6.6 billion in 2009. J.D. Drew feels that he's been worth the $42MM he's been paid so far by the Red Sox over the 2007-09 seasons, reports Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald.