1.   And DeShields, who is signed only through this season and has endured his share of frustrations with the Dodgers, pondered aloud his future.

2.   Ayala, however, is signed through next season.

3.   Both Green and Finley are signed through next season.

4.   Adams is signed through the next two seasons.

5.   Adubato is only signed through the remainder of this season, but knows a strong showing in the playoffs could help him receive a long-term contract with the Magic.

6.   Carter, Duchovny and Anderson are only signed through next season, and there is little indication that the series will live on after that except possibly in movies.

7.   Coleman and Iverson both are signed through next year, but decisions on them may be made this summer.

8.   Curtis is signed through next season, the final year on a three-year contract he signed with the New York Yankees.

9.   Everyone else is signed through next season.

10.   He is signed through this season, and there are some close to him who feel this will be his last year.