1.   Diamondbacks manager Buck Showalter is reportedly very interested in Galarraga and would consider moving touted prospect Travis Lee from first base to left field if his team signs Galarraga.

2.   Four weeks are needed to complete a settlement, have teams sign free agents, make trades and hold training camps.

3.   If another team signs a free agent before then, it must provide a draft pick as compensation.

4.   If another team signs Sparks as a restricted free agent, the Giants would get a first-round pick.

5.   If the team signs an agreement with Rhode Island it would automatically preclude the Patriots from continuing negotiations with Massachusetts, Almond has said.

6.   If a team signs an eighth rounder, that team is taking a chance.

7.   It is much easier for all concerned if an NFL team signs a player to a contract before he goes off to play in NFL Europe.

8.   Schueler said that if the team signs Cordero, he would like the contract to stipulate weekly counseling.

9.   The team probably will tender one-year contracts to all three to guarantee that if another team signs them, the Falcons get draft compensation.

10.   When can teams sign players, make roster moves, start training camp?