51.   Cuban defector Adrian Hernandez and Ramiro Mendoza, coming off shoulder surgery, are possibilities.

52.   Cuban defector Adrian Hernandez is under consideration for the fifth spot and the Yankees could decide to bring back David Cone.

53.   El Nuevo Herald reported last week that a Cuban defector, Elizabeth Trujillo Izquierdo, said Castro was hospitalized after his blood pressure rose dangerously high.

54.   Gura argued that Cuban defectors are the only foreign players required to establish residency in a third country before they can be declared free agents.

55.   Hernandez is nicknamed El Duquecito because his pitching motion is similar to that of Orlando Hernandez, another Cuban defector.

56.   In Miami, Cuban defector Osvaldo Fernandez won his major-league debut with eight strong innings.

57.   In the second bout at the Great Western Forum, Cuban defector Girobis Barthelemy of Hialeah, Fla., outpointed Carlos Baldomir of Argentina.

58.   Joe Cubas and Gus Dominguez, who have previous Cuban defectors as clients, are battling over four players who escaped the communist island last week.

59.   Morales joined the Yankees on Sunday and was warmly greeted by fellow Cuban defectors, pitchers Orlando Hernandez and Adrian Hernandez.

60.   Most Cuban defectors gained residency outside the United States in order to be treated as free agents.