1.   Accentuating the mood for player movement was the news that the Yankees traded outfielder Ricky Ledee to Cleveland for David Justice.

2.   Colorado would trade an outfielder, probably Alex Ochoa, to the Mets, who would send him to Milwaukee.

3.   He is likely to fill a reserve role and allows the Mets to trade another outfielder.

4.   Only then will he get an idea how much it will cost to put together the team and if they need to trade outfielder Juan Gonzalez.

5.   The Angels want to trade an outfielder, preferably Edmonds or Garret Anderson, and they met with the Mets Sunday, but the session was brief and unproductive.

6.   The Boston Red Sox have stopped trying to trade outfielder Wilfredo Cordero, and he could be playing as soon as Thursday, team Chief Executive John Harrington said.

7.   The Atlanta Braves traded veteran outfielder Mark Whiten to the Seattle Mariners, opening a spot in the lineup for newly acquired third baseman Terry Pendleton.

8.   The Cleveland Indians signed free agent center fielder Kenny Lofton and traded outfielder Marquis Grissom to the Milwaukee Brewers for pitcher Ben McDonald and two relievers.

9.   The Cincinnati Reds traded outfielder Dmitri Young to the Detroit Tigers for outfielder Juan Encarnacion and minor-league pitcher Luis Pineda.

10.   The Detroit Tigers traded outfielder Ruben Sierra to the Cincinnati Reds for two low-level minor-leaguers.