1.   Also, the Astros did not tender a contract to backup outfielder Glen Barker, allowing him to become a free agent.

2.   And then, too, there is the quandary of the backup outfielders, where someone must make room soon now that Juan Gonzalez has returned.

3.   Bartee, who also broke up two potential double plays with hard slides into second base, has an outside chance to make the team as a backup outfielder.

4.   Drew, a left-handed hitter with power, is a candidate to win a spot as a backup outfielder.

5.   Gillick addressed other needs as well, signing first baseman John Olerud, second baseman Mark McLemore and Stan Javier, a backup outfielder.

6.   I thought I would be a backup outfielder for them.

7.   It leaves Hollandsworth with the role of backup outfielder.

8.   Johnson used backup outfielder Trenidad Hubbard to spell White once but not since Hollandsworth was injured Thursday in Cincinnati.

9.   Or if George Lombard returns from his foot injury, he might regain his spot as a backup outfielder.

10.   Some corner of his mind seems to be expecting an emergency call for a backup outfielder.