Quick Thoughts

Some quick hits for your lunch break:

• Evan Longoria is going to be in Tampa for a long, long time after signing an extension until 2022. Regardless of their market size, more and more teams are holding onto their best players (Troy Tulowitzki, Ryan Braun, Carlos Gonzalez, etc.) and that can only be a good thing for baseball. Even if it hurts the Yankees.
• Every year Bill Simmons does his NBA Trade Value column and recently Dave Cameron has done his own excellent MLB version. As far as I'm concerned the more the merrier when it comes to articles like this, so Jonah Keri's first MLB Trade Value Rankings for Grantland gets my recommendation. 
• The market for Nick Swisher is starting to work itself out. The Yankees aren't in play but the Red Sox, Braves and Giants are all in talks. I guessed that Swisher would sign with the Red Sox due to his ability to play RF (along with 1B which is also a need for Boston) and that might be the direction they go. 
• B.J. Upton is going to make a decision this week on where he will sign. The Braves and Phillies are expected to be in the running, with the Nationals also likely in the mix with a CF need. If he signs with the Braves, one has to wonder if they will go for an Upton-Upton-Heyward outfield.
• The Dodgers don't care about payroll and legitimately might be the new Yankees, or at least the Yankees west of baseball. That means they will likely sign Zack Greinke and not stop there. At this point everything has to be considered on the table for LA.