Lookout Linkage, 7/24/14

Good morning everyone! Here are your batch of links for today:

• James Paxton performed rather un-inspiringly in his most recent rehab outing with Tacoma.
• Rumor came out recently that the M's were looking at Casey McGehee as a possible acquisition candidate. Emerald City Swagger wonders if McGehee could provide much help for the Mariners.
• Conversely, Fish Stripes wonders if it'd be wise for the Marlins to deal McGehee.
• Carson Cistulli of Fangraphs looks at the top 10 prospects projected by WAR, a list which includes two Mariner farmhands.
• Cistulli also lists his top five "fringe prospects" of the week, one of which is a different Mariner farmhand.
• The competitive balance picks for next year's draft were handed out yesterday, and Grant Brisbee is still unhappy with the system.
• The Tigers have acquired closer Joakim Soria from the Rangers.
• MLB has started the process of interviewing new candidates for its next commissioner, and the frontrunner appears to be Rob Manfred.
• Troy Tulowitzki, who leads the National League in fWAR (5.0), was recently placed on the DL with a hip strain.
• Derek Jeter has broken yet another Yankee franchise record.
• Cameron Maybin of the Padres was suspended 25 games for use of amphetamine.
• Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish rounds up some of the biggest league-wide trade rumors.
• August Fagerstrom of Fangraphs thinks Kevin Kiermaier could be the Rays' center fielder of the future.
• Dave Cameron of Fangraphs doesn't see much sense in going all in for the second wild card.
• Wait, what?