-J.R. House has signed a minor league deal with the Astros.
-Via WTM, here (scroll down) is a feature on Yurendell DeCaster.
-Andrew McCutchen has an interesting hairline.
-Ed Eagle discusses the "ancillary benefit" of improving your bench by putting your better players on it. In the same article, Dave Littlefield praises Sean Casey's "high character" and says that "Joe Randa is a solid Major League ballplayer." Anytime a GM starts justifying his decisions with that sort of language, your team is in trouble.
-Here's a new and, if its first few days are any indication, very prolific Pirates blog.
-Here's Van Slyke on Ryan Doumit.
-Former Buc reliever Joe Beimel has signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers.
-Via Primer, Jackie Robinson's daughter doesn't want Roberto Clemente's number to be retired across baseball.