Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Indians, Braves, A-Rod

Who says October is just for postseason? Victor Martinez will face his former team, the Indians, this weekend. How's that trade working out for Boston so far? V-Mart is .332/.402/.492 as a member of the Red Sox, so pretty well. Speaking of Red Sox-Indians, with Cleveland manager Eric Wedge now former Cleveland manager Eric Wedge, speculation is focused on Boston's pitching coach John Farrell as a possible replacement. Farrell has a clause in his contract that doesn't allow him to become a manager until 2011, but as a league official told the Boston Globe, “All it does is create a compensation opportunity for the Red Sox." David O'Brien says that the Braves are serious about acquiring a right-handed power bat. Rumors are swirling that Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson are expecting a child, though Hudson's rep denies it. Just as well- because the rumored conception took place after August 31, the baby wouldn't be eligible for the post...