31.   Often, with accurate information hard to substantiate, Latin players progress toward the major leagues in a swirl of rumor and suspicion.

32.   Other officials say signing the Latin players for any price affords the teen-agers an opportunity at wealth otherwise unimaginable.

33.   Problems are increasing as the majors strive to sign inexpensive Latin players.

34.   Some Latin players send most of their paychecks home.

35.   The emphasis on Latin players is an obvious attempt to attract Hispanic fans, but it also makes economic sense.

36.   The Dodgers are not the only organization that has signed Latin players illegally.

37.   The move to sign scores of young Latin players has raised questions about whether they risk greater incidence of injury.

38.   The news is especially hard on Latin players in the Braves clubhouse, because of the guiding influence that Galarraga, a native Venezuelan, had on them.

39.   The owners, meanwhile, included Latin players in their spring planning.

40.   The often tiny bonuses given to young Latin players have produced cries of exploitation.