According to the Tommy Bahama news item, they will only be offering eight teams — the Yankees, Red Sox, White Sox, Mariners, Angels, Dodgers, Phillies and Cardinals. I’m not sure how the M’s got in there over, say, the Mets, though I suspect the Ichiro effect on the Asian market might have something to do with it.

In any case, the company says that the Yankees and Red Sox shirts will be rolled out first, in time for their season opener on April 4.

Check out ESPN’s Buster Olney breakdown on the transactions:

Cliff Lee was just as surprised by the move from Philly as the rest of us, telling the AP that he’d thought he would “be spending the rest of [his] career there.” Well, I think Phillies fans won’t be crying about this anytime soon, if Halladay handles the transition to the NL as well as Lee did.

As for Seattleites, they’re having a head-scratcher of a week, with the club bringing in one stellar starter in Lee while parting with a headache in Carlos Silva – for Chicago’s own headache, Milton Bradley. Bradley, who was suspended for the final two weeks of the season by the Cubs, is hoping to turn a corner in his new city.

Other moves of note:

• The New York Yankees signed Nick Johnson, who had started his career with the team.
• The Boston Red Sox have apparently waved bye-bye to Jason Bay, but have powered up by bringing in OF Mike Cameron and P John Lackey, who leaves the Angels in a lurch.
• Those same Angels look to add a solid bat to their lineup, taking on World Series MVP Hideki Matsui with a one-year deal. As a Yankee fan, I’m definitely sad to see Matsui leave, and agree with some of the critics, who think Matsui could have stayed instead of the signing of Nick Johnson. Unfortunately, I’m not signing the checks.