21.   Six of them are signed only through this season, including the offensive line coach, Tony Wise.

22.   Storr and Fiset are signed through next year.

23.   Still, Zeile, who is signed through next year, is hopeful of remaining with Texas at least for a while.

24.   The future of Piniella, who is signed through next year, is understandably on hold until a new general manager comes in.

25.   The manager, who was given a contract extension at the end of spring training, is signed through next season.

26.   They have Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Eric Chavez, Miguel Tejada and Terrence Long signed through the years they would be eligible for salary arbitration.

27.   Tim Wakefield, Gordon, and Jeff Frye are signed through the end of the century.

28.   Although Lindros and longtime linemate John LeClair are signed only through this season, there is no indication Clarke has anything in the works.

29.   Baker, signed only through the end of this season, has said he is content in San Francisco.

30.   Both South and North Korea maintain that the treaty was signed through coercion.