21.   All it takes is a walk through the jazz departments of record stores to see that recording companies are signing young players aggressively and promoting them heavily.

22.   All the Aggies need to do is find a way to sign a few players and get them into uniform by Saturday.

23.   All the players are signed.

24.   Brown has been successful at signing the players who make commitments.

25.   Both teams could be looking for a first baseman if they are unable to sign their players.

26.   But ASU already has signed two players.

27.   But cash-poor Pittsburgh traded Jagr so they could sign younger players.

28.   But his age ended up being way down the list of factors when we went to sign this player.

29.   But Pascual cautioned that he has never signed a player strictly off batting-practice prowess.

30.   But Rangers officials hope that being first on the list, coupled with their past history of scouting and signing Latin American players, gives them an edge.