Odds And Ends: Royals, Kazmir, Hudson

Some links for the morning... Jeff Sackmann of the Hardball Times can imagine an excellent Royals team in 2012, but says there's no guarantee we'll see such a thing. As MLB.com's Doug Miller shows, cheap, no-name closers can be just as effective as proven commodities. Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports says the addition of Scott Kazmir should help the Angels reach the playoffs once again. Tim Hudson and Dan Meyer were traded for each other in 2004. This week, Hudson pitched against Meyer's team for the first time, as MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.