Odds & Ends: St. Claire, Bay, Angels

Links for Tuesday... Chat today, 2pm CST. Kerry Wood replied, "Never say never" when asked on ESPN 1000's Waddle and Silvy show about returning to the Cubs after his Indians contract expires.  I was surprised the Cubs didn't offer Wood arbitration a year ago. The Marlins hired Randy St. Claire as their new pitching coach; he received a two-year deal according to Barry Jackson and Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.  St. Claire was fired by the Nationals in June. Jason Bay's agent Joe Urbon unconvincingly defended his client's defense in this article from WEEI's Rob Bradford.  Curt Schilling weighed in on Bay and J.D. Drew here. Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times discusses the Angels' key free agents.  He sees John Lackey getting at least five years and $100MM, and Chone Figgins landing around five years, $50MM.  He adds that reliever Darren Oliver is again considering retirement. The Cubs sale to the Rick...