Dmitri Young joins indy team's front office

Former Alabama Christian and major-league star Dmitri Young has been named the vice president and senior advisor-baseball operations for the Oakland County Cruisers of the independent Frontier League.

2 Biscuits ply trade in Taiwan

Former Biscuits pitchers Chris Mason and Jim Magrane are playing in Taiwan this year.

Magrane is the Opening Day starter for the Brother Elephants and Mason is playing for the La New Bears.

The Taiwan league is trying to recover from a game-fixing scandal and it hit the Bears hard. A close, local friend of Mason's told me Bears players have to report all off-the-field contacts. They also have an early curfew.

Dukes released by Nationals

The Washington Nationals announced today that they've released outfielder Elijah Dukes. MLBtraderumors.com called it "strange." The Nats said it was for baseball reasons. That's an attempt to rule out speculation of non-baseball reasons.

Hines returns, to play for Somerset

Pitcher Carlos Hines, formerly of the Biscuits, has signed with the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. Hines last pitched in 2008 in the Houston organization.

Hall officially a Bum; Ducks quack over 3 signings

Former Biscuits outfielder J.T. Hall has signed with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the independent Frontier League.

Also, catcher Robinson Cancel and pitcher Jose Diaz, plus Alexander City native/pitcher Jerome Gamble, agreed to terms with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.