1.   Although left fielder Ryan Klesko remains the most eligible Braves player for dealing, nothing came close.

2.   Among other players eligible to play for the U.S. team are Mike Richter, Bill Guerin and Mathieu Schneider.

3.   Another argument for placing Maris in the Hall is that he is the only eligible player ever to win two Most Valuable Player awards not inducted into Cooperstown.

4.   At the general managers meetings in November, the lawyers give clubs recommended settlement figures for each eligible player.

5.   A federal court injunction restored the procedure, and eligible players who did not negotiate contracts with their clubs had their cases scheduled for hearing this month and next.

6.   Clubs must offer arbitration to eligible players by Friday or let them become free agents.

7.   Clubs and players most likely will begin negotiating contracts immediately, and the two sides will have to work out a procedure for salary arbitration for eligible players.

8.   Eligible NBA players officially became free agents Thursday.

9.   Eligible players can begin filing for free agency Saturday.

10.   Eligible players must file no later than today.