1.   Best offseason trade?

2.   Brewer, obtained in the offseason trade that sent Jose Offerman to Kansas City, has been mercurial but has a knack for getting out opposing left-handers.

3.   But all that might have been true as soon as offseason trades went through.

4.   Byears, who the Sparks acquired in an offseason trade, got an offensive rebound and made the ensuing winning basket in the season opener at Houston in May.

5.   Crow, a Houstonian whom the Astros acquired in an offseason trade with Detroit, has been perhaps the biggest disappointment of the spring for the Astros.

6.   Davis, who came to the Mariners in an offseason trade with the Yankees, made sure not to be too anxious against Wakefield.

7.   Fiset, acquired in an offseason trade from the Colorado Avalanche, has been spectacular at times but played poorly in his past two starts.

8.   For starters, left-hander Jeff Fassero, imported from the Montreal Expos in an offseason trade, made a solid debut.

9.   He was acquired in an offseason trade with the Yankees and should bolster a young pitching staff.

10.   It has made the Braves, who are struggling to remain atop the National League East, consider an offseason trade of Jones.