21.   Veteran relievers such as Hector Carrasco, Rudy Seanez, Dan Miceli and Anthony Telford would have to be exposed to outright waivers and could also refuse assignment.

22.   After five seasons in New York, the veteran reliever has returned to the Seattle Mariners to try to accomplish what he helped the Yankees do.

23.   Houston purchased the contract of veteran reliever Joe Slusarski from Triple-A New Orleans to replace Wagner.

24.   The Yankee rotation appears set with Cone, Wells, Andy Pettitte, Kenny Rogers and Dwight Gooden as starters and six veteran relievers including Australian Graeme Lloyd.