Did the Mets' Eli Marrero get a tip from teammate Carlos Delgado before hitting this home run off Randy Johnson? AP
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• Even beyond Soriano, the outfield market is unusually strong. The Phillies' Bobby Abreu and Pat Burrell are available, and Milwaukee's Carlos Lee could be, too. The Brewers likely won't meet Lee's price, around $65 million for five years. The Brewers have plenty of offense and would be foolish to dedicate 20 percent of their payroll to one power hitter, albeit a very productive one.

One competing exec sees the Brewers doing what's "politically correct," and making Lee an offer -- but only the kind they know he'll reject. With the Brewers on the cusp of the race, the tough call surely is whether to trade Lee or keep him to season's end.

• While the outfield market could stir and a lot of big-name pitchers are being tossed around, we could still see a repeat of last year, when the now-fading Shawn Chacon made the greatest impact of any traded starting pitcher. The problem is parity. The only teams that can safely conclude they're out of it now are the Royals, Cubs, Pirates, Orioles, Indians and Devil Rays -- and the Royals barely count since beyond Reggie Sanders they've got almost nothing to offer.

• The Pirates are baseball's most underachieving team, but they're where you go to seek relief. And virtually everyone does. GM Dave Littlefield has Roberto Hernandez, Mike Gonzalez, Damaso Marte, Salomon Torres and Matt Capps to peddle.

• Here's the real reason Randy Johnson was pounded by the Mets while throwing 97 mph: He was tipping his pitches. "Definitely,'' one Yankee said, adding that Carlos Delgado is the master at detecting pitch tipping. "I don't know what you're talking about,'' Delgado said with a smile. "I was on the third-base side. I couldn't see.'' Delgado was asked whether he'd admit to tipping off teammates to Johnson's tipping, and Delgado responded, "I wouldn't tell you.''

• Jeff Weaver could go back to the Dodgers. Wherever he goes, it needs to be in the National League.

• The saddest story last week was the Mets' fifth-round draft choice Stephen Holmes, a right-hander who throws 93 mph and is said to be a "great kid," signing with the team for $170,000, then leaving the team days later, after learning of the suicide of a 15-year-old kid he'd been mentoring back home in Rhode Island. For now, Mets people are giving him his space.

• Speaking of space, Scott Schafer, the Mets' sixth-round pick, had to settle for a below-slot $150,000 after posting himself on MySpace.com in a Mets cap, and espousing vulgar things. What he said was objectionable enough for well-respected agent Matt Sosnick to drop him as a client.

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