31.   Once a player gets traded or loses favor, his cityside walls become vulnerable to change.

32.   Owners are too afraid of a baseball-type situation in which teams would trade players to dump their salaries.

33.   Other organizations trade players, hire and fire managers.

34.   Phillips said he tried to obtain Allensworth from the Pirates before the player was traded to Kansas City.

35.   Shortstop Wil Cordero can thank his lucky stars that the Montreal Expos are predictable when it comes to trading talented players rather than paying high salaries.

36.   Some general managers do this and then trade the player.

37.   Sometimes when a player is traded, there are hard feelings between him and his former team.

38.   Teams are prohibited from negotiating with, signing or trading players until a new labor agreement is signed.

39.   That is the last day a player can be traded without having to clear waivers, although Melvin said trades will still be possible after that deadline.

40.   That player he traded?