A few articles, Rowland-Smith, Oxspring, Balfour

Some Tuesday morning reading for you:

• Roy Shelton at Net Dugout brings some analysis to the Astros decision to sign Ryan Rowland-Smith, in an interesting piece he sees quite a lot of value in the acquisition by the Astros
• The Queensland Times has a chat with Chris Oxspring about his deal with the Tigers. Good to see a regional newspaper showing the big players how to do it and going beyond the standard newswire fare being peddled elsewhere. [Check back later today for details of my discussion with Oxspring yesterday]
• Still no word on a Grant Balfour deal, but MLB Trade Rumours has some more contextual information.