Some good reading material as we begin a new week:

- Geoff Young at Ducksnorts takes the field at Friarfest 2007 in San Diego. Watch as Geoff takes a lead, warms up in the bullpen, and assesses the damage from the dugout :)

- Ken Rosenthal has an interesting take on why the Rockies are looking to trade Todd Helton.

- Uh oh...it's not even Spring Training and 40% of the Marlins starting rotation is experiencing arm discomfort.

- FanGraphs has combined the CHONE, MARCEL, and ZIPS projections all in one spot. Pretty cool stuff. 

- A little football stuff not related to the Super Bowl...for those Cowboys fans who are trying to figure out who the new head coach may be, just stay tuned to Blogging the Boys for all the latest details!

- Looks like Jason Kubel is in great shape and ready to fight for the LF position in Minnesota after all.

- I'm starting to get excited about Spring Training...especially my trip out to the Cactus League

- Do I sense another round of collusion on the horizon? The commissioner is a little upset over the spending spree this winter.

- Do you think you or I would have the charges dismissed if we just apologized?

- Oregon State got off to a great start in defending their National Championship with a no-hit victory in Hawaii

- And finally, The Hardball Times has a nice new article that looks at how three projection systems rate some of the league's best hitters for 2007