1.   Although Piazza and Leiter did not file for free agency Friday, Mets relief pitcher Dennis Cook did.

2.   Among other Braves eligible to file for free agency are Reggie Sanders and Terry Mulholland.

3.   As expected, David Cone filed for free agency Tuesday, along with the utility infielder Luis Sojo.

4.   As expected, he said a couple of weeks ago he was going to file for free agency.

5.   At the time he filed for free agency, his father did not think there was a chance Mussina would sign with the Yankees.

6.   Baltimore Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson and relief pitcher Randy Myers filed for free agency on the first day they were allowed.

7.   All teams faced the midnight deadline for offering players who had filed for free agency an opportunity for arbitration.

8.   Brett Butler said he will file for free agency this week.

9.   Brosius, meanwhile, filed for free agency on Tuesday.

10.   Butler had filed for free agency on Wednesday, only hours before he signed his deal with the Dodgers.