11.   Falk was deeply involved in the blockbuster trade, but had no say in other personnel matters.

12.   Free-agent spending is nice and blockbuster trades are titillating.

13.   Giants manager Dusty Baker mentioned it in passing on Thursday during the press conference to announce the blockbuster trade for Wilson Alvarez, Roberto Hernandez and Danny Darwin.

14.   He arrived in New York on Thursday, was involved in a blockbuster trade Friday and was drafted Saturday.

15.   He gets to make a blockbuster trade if he wants.

16.   His early years were marked by strong scouting and player development and he supplemented that with his blockbuster trades for Julio Franco and Rafael Palmeiro.

17.   His unceremonial sendoff was largely overlooked because of the Teemu Selanne blockbuster trade from Monday.

18.   If Cashman needs extra adrenaline to get by, he might soon get it in the form of a blockbuster trade.

19.   In those years, you could count on several blockbuster trades.

20.   Jettisoning Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown, making a blockbuster trade for Eddie Jones and acquiring Brian Grant, the coach started over.