1.   -- Speaking of the witness protection program and Los Angeles sports stars, former Dodgers outfielder Darryl Strawberry has been indicted for supposedly underreporting his income from autograph sales.

2.   A year later, the former outfielder was named the Dodgers Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

3.   After his playing career, the former outfielder joined the club as a scout, specializing in the inner cities.

4.   Briefly The Rangers have signed former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesse Barfield as their roving minor-league hitting instructor.

5.   Buford, the son of former major-league outfielder Don Buford, will join the Mets Saturday night at Shea Stadium.

6.   Even as the Diamondbacks bulk up their payroll with the addition of Williams, Bell and former Florida outfielder Devon White, some clubs are in a full-scale retrenchment.

7.   For reasons hard to fathom, the former outfielder is still overlooked as one of the heroes of baseball history.

8.   For Strawberry is still vulnerable to the often dangerous super-athlete complex, contends Baker, a former All-Star outfielder himself.

9.   Former Braves outfielder Dale Murphy, one of five players whose uniform has been retired by the club, is picking his old team to win it.

10.   Former Giants outfielder Darryl Strawberry, recently convicted of tax fraud, has been suspended for using drugs again.