1.   Among the signed players on Sunday were three stars from the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche who could have become unrestricted free agents.

2.   Clubs discovered to have signed underage players merely lose the right to retain the player.

3.   He was released after a season of futility in the Dominican summer league for newly signed pro players.

4.   If a team wants to trade a draft pick, it will not sign him, because rules prohibit moving a newly signed player for three months.

5.   If the player accepts the arbitration, that makes him a signed player for the following season.

6.   Signed players acquired in the expansion draft also can be traded.

7.   That would probably not work anyway, since some opposing teams have done what the Dodgers have not -- signed players to replacement contracts.

8.   The most successful US pro teams of the pre-MLS days were either committed to community activities, signed interesting players, or both.

9.   Dozens of Milan fans cheered the newly signed Dutch players outside the club downtown headquarters, causing traffic jams.