inquiring minds

Speculation about Roy Oswalt’s next home is still a hot topic in the blogosphere. The right-hander from Weir is keeping us waiting. The latest is, the Boston Red Sox are out of the running. Well, maybe. Texas has met with him. This is fact. We think. St. Louis, which had a deal with him last week according to one (erroneous) report, is still interested. We assume. The Cardinals were trying to make a trade to clear a spot. Reportedly. Heck, it wouldn’t be all that surprising if Oswalt just decided to hang them up. He hinted that he was about ready to do that last season when his back problems were flaring up. He’s already had a great career, one of the best all-time by a Mississippi pitcher; anything else really is just gravy.
P.S. Carlos Guillen, the onetime Jackson Generals standout, will get a chance to finish his big league career where it began. He has signed with Seattle, but he’s not guaranteed a job. Guillen, an infielder/outfielder who turns 37 this year, is breaking down at the end of a long career. He played for the Gens as a Houston prospect back in 1997, went to the Mariners in the Randy Johnson trade in 1998 and debuted with Seattle that year. He’s a .285 career hitter, but does he have enough left for another big league tour? … Right-hander Tim Corcoran, a Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College alumnus who last played in the majors in 2007, recently re-signed as a minor leaguer with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He missed all of 2011 with an injury.