MLBtradeumors.com has its 2007 Cubs outlook posted, including a rundown of the payroll.
The Marlins found yet another reason to hate Joe Girardi this week, when it was revealed that he gave tips to rival pitcher John Lieber last year:

You know how people say that you should never burn your bridges, because one day it might come back to bite you in the ass? Like, when your friend, who’s kind of weird and not all-that popular, knows all kinds of secrets about you? And then one day your friend gets in trouble at school, and you were [...]

One of the few things that gives me hope for a much-improved season this year is the fact that we finally have a hitting coach who had heard of, nay, actually UNDERSTANDS and strives to make others understand, OBP.

This morning, Muskat bears good news from Mesa: