1.   Along the way, he put up some good numbers and some bad ones, and a dream slowly faded.

2.   But that dream has faded beyond recognition.

3.   But the dream soon faded.

4.   His dreams are fading.

5.   Many teams also see how quickly their post-season dreams have already faded.

6.   Now those dreams are fading.

7.   That he even has to wonder about that says the dream is fading, ever so slightly.

8.   The dream has faded.

9.   The dream is fading quickly, though, for the former outfielder who had previously managed an independent minor league team in Miami but had not enjoyed that experience.

10.   Those dreams faded, though.