Odds And Ends: Nats, Royals, Rios, Rays

More links to take a look at... The Nationals agreed to terms with five Dominican players, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson. Bradford Doolittle of the Kansas City Star says Royals fans should hope the Nats don't sign Stephen Strasburg. If Washington can't strike a deal with Strasburg, he could become an option for the Royals in next year's draft. One executive believes the Jays should trade Alex Rios for a bag of balls, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com.   Not a rumor, but I can't resist. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that it's Shaq week in St. Louis as Albert Pujols prepares to take on Shaquille O'Neal for the big man's reality show. At SI.com, Jonah Keri says the Rays will be contenders going forward, even if they decide to trade multi-talented outfielder Carl Crawford this offseason.