The World Baseball Classic 60-man rosters are set (And the new phonebooks are here!). While we await their willowing down to thirty stout men each, I am left wondering if any of this matters at all.

Aside from the hourly updates on MLB.com and some snarky remarks from Fidel Castro, does anyone even notice that the WBC is happening? I can't say that I'm all that excited myself. It has all the feel of the Pro Bowl about it.

The one WBC-related issue that I am interested in is how the players involved in the March-long baseball fest will react once the real baseball season commences. It may be anecdotal, but the teams that started their seasons with international series seem to take a hit at least in the first half of the season. Whether it's the travel, the geisha, or the international supply of steroids, I cannot say.

Anyway, here's a handy-dandy breakdown of the number of players participating in the WBC by major-league organization:

I can understand the Devil Rays not sending many players—who would want them?—but playoff teams like the White Sox and Cards are way down on that list. Tony LaRussa's not crazy.

We'll have to check back when they lop off half of the current roster to get a better idea of the impact, but it will be interesting to see how this tournament affects the start teams get out of the gate.