1.   In time, a world divided into trading blocks would be a real possibility.

2.   And ex-Lakers forward A.C. Green is hobbled by back spasms and rumored to be on the trading block.

3.   And last week, in a predraft news conference, Groh put Johnson back on the trading block, saying the Jets would listen to offers this week.

4.   Andy Pettitte stood tall after lifting his head from the trading block.

5.   Another Abbott client, former Bruin Mariusz Czerkawski,is rumored to be on the trading block in Edmonton.

6.   After Ken Wregget and Tom Barrasso went down with injuries, the Penguins started checking out the trading block for a potential replacement.

7.   Brown, who has been rumored to be on the trading block since a well-publicized blowout with coach Rick Ley in October, said he was shocked.

8.   But I know I was on the trading block.

9.   Center fielder Derek Bell could be on the trading block, with the Red Sox a logical candidate for his services.

10.   Clubs that have people on the trading block want an arm and a leg.