New Bill James interview in Boston.  He talks defense, and puts his finger on exactly the things that MC/SSI have been talking about — how much year-to-year variation is normal for a guy like Raul Ibanez or Mark Teixeira?

James candidly admits he just doesn't know.  That'll do for us too.

New shtick on Tommy Everidge, Adrian Gonzalez, Jason Bay and Felix at Seattle Sports Insider. SSI predicts that the M's will deploy Felix and Cliff Lee, both, for years to come.

Have you seen this HBT article about Zduriencik's trade of Jarrod Washburn?