1.   And all of them are grateful, not only for being saved from losing situations in midseason trades, but specifically this chance at a Cup.

2.   And the midseason trade that brought Clyde Drexler to Houston has made the Rockets even more dangerous from long range.

3.   A midseason trade, perhaps?

4.   Add players such as Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz, both of whom were acquired from Denver in a midseason trade, and you have an offensive juggernaut.

5.   After decades of relative slumber, in which a midseason trade meant Enos Cabell, the Dodgers are a swapping kind of club.

6.   Enrique Wilson, the utility infielder acquired in a midseason trade with Pittsburgh, slammed a grounder toward first, down the line.

7.   Johnson and Stottlemyre both were involved in midseason trades last year, filling the role of temporary hired guns to help Houston and Texas secure playoff berths.

8.   Karl, who wants to unload Gill, needs to be kept from the trigger of a midseason trade and more roster convulsion.

9.   Midseason trades are a double-edged sword.

10.   Midseason trades of Butch Huskey and David Segui boosted a pitching staff that already was deep at Class AAA.