21.   Reporters belonging to the Baseball Writers Association of America vote every year on eligible players.

22.   Rules concerning when and where free agents, players eligible for salary arbitration and tendered players will report still must be worked out.

23.   So each is capable of making a reasoned, modulated argument about the eligible players.

24.   Strange, like Haas, is against the Major Champions Tour, though he understands why some eligible players will consider it.

25.   That is when eligible players are allowed to declare free agency.

26.   The Angels also have several players eligible to return from the DL, including pitchers Tim Belcher, Mike Fyhrie, Seth Etherton and Jarrod Washburn.

27.   The Cubs have two remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible players -- pitcher Steve Trachsel and infielder Jose Hernandez.

28.   The Dodgers have five players eligible for salary arbitration, including three of those starting pitchers and one of the shortstops.

29.   The only other eligible players were starting pitchers David Cone, Andy Pettitte and Jimmy Key.

30.   The only two players potentially eligible for unrestricted free agency are outfielder Joe Orsulak and infielder Bill Spiers.