Barry Bonds, who was limited to 14 games last season, was optimistic that his right knee will be ready for the World Baseball Classic and the upcoming MLB season. "It feels great right now," Bonds told MLB.com. "I'm going on vacation and then I'm going to give it a good test in January, see how it reacts. The soreness is gone. It's not bothering me every day like it did this past season. Who knows? I could fall down and be back at square one again. That's why I don't like to look too far ahead. But if I go into spring training the way things are right now, it'll be pretty good." Bonds said he's looking forward to playing in the WBC, where manager Buck Martinez will likely use him as the American team's DH. "It was a no-brainer," Bonds told MLB.com about playing in the first international tournament to include Major League players. "It's going to be a big thing and I'm excited about it. There's just a few details to be ironed out, but we'll work through it." Bonds' rehab is progressing far enough to where he can cycle his workouts. "I'm doing a lot of pool work, the bicycle, mixing it up," Bonds told MLB.com on Saturday. "I can run outdoors now, which is a good thing." Bonds, who hit .286 with five homers and 10 RBI last season, is happy to have 2005 behind him. "Considering where I was last year, right now I'm in a much better place," he said. "It's not even close."