41.   The soft line drive off the bat of Edgar Renteria had hardly landed on the outfield grass before players were lined up filing for free agency Monday.

42.   Those two switch-hitters can file for free agency again starting Sunday.

43.   Those are the more attractive players who are eligible to file for free agency beginning Monday.

44.   Thursday is the last day for eligible players to file for free agency, and players who are free agents may begin signing with any club Friday.

45.   Tuesday is the day when baseball players can begin filing for free agency.

46.   Two left-handers they got late in the year, Terry Mulholland and Jamie Moyer, have filed for free agency, Mulholland on Monday, Moyer Tuesday.

47.   Wade Boggs filed for free agency Friday, but he has no desire to leave the Yankees, his agent said.

48.   Orosco was prevented from filing for free agency when the Orioles offered arbitration last Friday.

49.   Outfielder Danny Bautista, a World Series hero for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was among four players to file for free agency.

50.   Phillips also talked with agent Mark Rodgers for the first time since left-hander Mike Hampton filed for free agency.