2000 REVIEW: Recalled May 25 from Triple-A and went on to set career highs with 602/3 innings and 73 strikeouts. . . . Held left-handed hitters to .170 average, second best among AL relievers behind Chicago's Kelly Wunsch. . . . Posted 3.16 ERA in first 24 games, 6.66 in final 21. . . . Got first big-league save at Sept. 8 Oakland.

DID YOU KNOW?: Creek is an avid outdoorsman. . . . Was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame last September. . . . Played football and baseball and wrestled at Martinsburg (W.Va.) High School. . . . Spent the 1998 season in Japan, pitching for Hanshin. . . . Pitched for the St. Petersburg Cardinals in 1992. . . . Has also been with the Giants and Cubs.

TRAVIS HARPER, No. 58

AGE: 24.

B/T: L/R.

HT/WT: 6-4/193.

BORN: Harrisonburg, Va.

LIVES: Riverton, W.Va.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in June 1998.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $202,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Made one-start cameo Aug. 4 vs. Baltimore. . . . Came back up in September and made four appearances, posting 3.07 ERA. . . . Was first AL pitcher in eight years to record first win by complete-game shutout, throwing two-hitter at Toronto on Sept. 24.

DID YOU KNOW?: Harper originally was drafted by the Red Sox in 1997, but his contract was voided due to preexisting injury. . . . Has a degree in health sciences from James Madison University. . . . His father, Orville, played college baseball.

RUSTY MEACHAM, No. 37

AGE: 33.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/175.

BORN: Stuart.

LIVES: Palm City.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor-league free agent in February 2001.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making in one-year deal.

2000 REVIEW: Returned to majors for first time since 1996 after being promoted from Triple-A New Orleans to Houston. . . . Went 4-3 with a 2.20 ERA in 33 games at New Orleans. . . . Held Triple-A right-handed batters to a .187 average.

DID YOU KNOW?: Meacham was a 33rd-round draft pick by Detroit in 1987 and has pitched in the majors for the Tigers, Royals, Mariners and Astros. . . . Has been in eight organizations since 1996. . . . Played winter ball with Vinny Castilla in Hermosillo, Mexico.

ALBIE LOPEZ, No. 32

AGE: 29.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/240.

BORN: Mesa, Ariz.

LIVES: Gilbert, Ariz.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Cleveland.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $2.975-million in one-year deal. Free-agent after season.

2000 REVIEW: Moved from bullpen to rotation May 28 and became team's top starter. . . . Was 9-9 with 3.89 ERA in 24 starts. . . . Overall ranked eighth in AL with 4.13 ERA. . . . His 1101/3 innings pitched after the All-Star break were second only to Boston wizard Pedro Martinez.

DID YOU KNOW?: Lopez had made 152 consecutive relief appearances before his May 28 start. . . . Made the jump from Double-A to the majors in 1993. . . . Has worked at a Boys & Girls Club, a law office and a hospital emergency room.

MIKE JUDD

AGE: 25.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-1/217.

BORN: San Diego. LIVES: La Mesa, Calif.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Los Angeles in trade last week for either cash or a player to be named later

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $208,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Made one major-league start, allowing seven runs in four innings. . . . Spent rest of season at Triple-A Albuquerque, going 7-6 with a 4.51 ERA. . . . Threw seven scoreless innings in playoff win.

DID YOU KNOW?: Judd got his first major-league hit in his lone 2000 at-bat, singling off Pittsburgh's Todd Ritchie. . . . Was a ninth-round pick by the Yankees in 1995. . . . Was traded to the Dodgers in June 1966 for Billy Brewer. . . . Has pitched in 16 big-league games over parts of four seasons.

ARIEL PRIETO, No. 48

AGE: 31.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/247.

BORN: Havana, Cuba.

LIVES: Miami.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent Wednesday.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $300,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Saw first major-league action since 1998 but shuttled between Triple-A Sacramento and Oakland. . . . Victory over Baltimore June 21 was his first in the big leagues in nearly three full years. . . . Made six starts for the A's, 18 for the River Cats. . . . Led Sacramento with 113 innings pitched.

DID YOU KNOW?: Prieto underwent "Tommy John" elbow surgery on Sept. 9, 1999. . . . Was Oakland's opening night starter in 1997. . . . Played with Palm Springs in the independent Western League after arriving in the United States. . . . Was 11-0 in international play for Cuban national team.

BRYAN REKAR, No. 35

AGE: 28.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-3/220.

BORN: Oak Lawn, Ill.

LIVES: Lutz.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Colorado.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $1.4-million in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Logged most innings in his career and had best performance. . . . Ranked 16th in AL with 4.41 ERA. . . . His 1731/3 innings were fifth most in team history. . . . Ranked among AL leaders with 2.0 walks per nine innings and 2.44 strikeout-to-walk ratio. . . . Had 3.75 ERA at Tropicana Field.

DID YOU KNOW?: Rekar is the franchise leader with 3542/3 innings pitched. . . . Proposed to his wife in a limousine on the way to a live TV appearance. . . . Is the cousin of Pete Bercich, who played football at Notre Dame and for the Vikings. . . . Is a serious movie fan.

RYAN RUPE, No. 24

AGE: 26. B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-5/230.

BORN/LIVES: Houston.

HOW ACQUIRED: Rays' sixth-round pick in 1998 draft.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $242,500 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Struggled much of his second season, spending two months in the minors and the final month on the DL after discovery of a blood clot. . . . Was 0-4 with a 9.68 ERA before being sent down and 5-2, 5.15 when he came back. . . . Tied club record by winning five straight.

DID YOU KNOW?: Rupe was voted team's top 1999 rookie by the Baseball Writers Association of America. . . . Was the third player from the '98 draft to reach the majors, following Detroit's Jeff Weaver and St. Louis' J.D. Drew. . . . Made just 18 minor-league appearances before reaching the majors. . . . Has an economics degree from Texas A&M.

KEN HILL, No. 44

AGE: 35.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/215.

BORN: Lynn, Mass.

LIVES: South Lake, Texas.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a minor-league free-agent on Feb. 8.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $750,000 in one-year deal.

2000 REVIEW: Limited to 812/3 inning due to injury and ineffective performance and was released by Anaheim and Chicago White Sox. . . . Made 16 starts for Angels, going 5-7 with 6.52 ERA. . . . Spent six weeks on DL with strained rib-cage muscle and also was bothered by arthritic elbow.

DID YOU KNOW?: Hill was an NL All-Star for Montreal in 1994 and finished second to Atlanta's Greg Maddux in Cy Young voting. . . . Pitched in two games for Cleveland in 1995 World Series. . . . Pitched for the St. Petersburg Cardinals in 1987. . . . Has started 315 of his 327 major-league games.

TANYON STURTZE, No. 49

AGE: 30.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-5/205.

BORN: Worcester, Mass.

LIVES: St. Petersburg.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Chicago White Sox in May 2000 deal for Tony Graffanino.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $237,500 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Made 14 relief appearances before joining rotation for five starts. . . . Went 3-0 with a 2.28 ERA in the five starts. . . . Won four straight decisions, one shy of team record. . . . His 2.12 August ERA was second-best in the AL. . . . Strained oblique muscle ended his season Aug. 26.

DID YOU KNOW?: Sturtze is named after the Three Musketeers character D'Artagnan. . . . Signed originally by Oakland, he pitched previously for the Cubs, Rangers and White Sox. . . . Opened the 1995 season on the Cubs roster.

PAUL WILSON, No. 41

AGE: 28. B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-5/220.

BORN: Orlando.

LIVES: Palm City.

HOW ACQUIRED: From N.Y. Mets with Jason Tyner in July 2000 deal for Bubba Trammell and Rick White.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $350,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Returned to the majors for the first time since 1996, having had shoulder and elbow surgery. . . . Went 1-2 with 3.29 ERA in seven starts. . . . Victory on Sept. 25 at Toronto was his first in 1,465-day span. . . . Held opponents to a .209 batting average, right-handers to just .189. . . . Was 5-5, 4.23 at Triple-A Norfolk before the trade.

DID YOU KNOW?: Wilson was the No. 1 pick in the 1994 draft by the Mets after a stellar career at Florida State. . . . Led the Seminoles to the 1994 College World Series and was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame last September. . . . Led all minor-leaguers with 194 strikeouts in 1862/3 innings in 1995.

ESTEBAN YAN, No. 43

AGE: 26.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-4/230.

BORN: Campina Del Seibo, Dominican Republic.

LIVES: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Baltimore.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $650,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Opened season in the rotation, but went 5-7 with a 6.60 ERA in 20 starts and went back to bullpen. . . . Homered on the first pitch of the first at-bat of his professional career in a June 4 game at New York Mets. . . . Allowed team-record 26 home runs.

DID YOU KNOW?: Yan was signed by Atlanta, then traded to Montreal (as part of the Marquis Grissom trade) and Baltimore. . . . Didn't start pitching until he was 17; originally was an outfielder and catcher. . . . Is one of 10 children. . . . Had Lasik vision correction surgery in February.

INFIELDERS

BRENT ABERNATHY, No. 3

AGE: 23.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-0/170.

BORN: Atlanta.

LIVES: Marietta, Ga.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Toronto in July 2000 deal for Steve Trachsel and Mark Guthrie.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $200,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: In first season at Triple-A level, hit a combined .290 with 27 doubles, 50 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 119 games. . . . Had 20-game hitting streak from May 7-30, then hit in 24 of 25 games from July 9-Aug. 7. . . . Batted .376 with runners in scoring position.

DID YOU KNOW?: Abernathy was the starting second baseman for the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic team. . . . Won $62,037.50 (U.S.) in Caribbean stud poker at a Brisbane, Australia, casino after being dealt a royal flush. . . . Was national high school athlete of the year in 1996 after hitting .635 at the Lovett School in Atlanta.

VINNY CASTILLA, No. 9

Third base

AGE: 33.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-1/205.

BORN: Oaxaca, Mexico.

LIVES: Littleton, Colo.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Colorado in December 1999 four-team trade for Rolando Arrojo and Aaron Ledesma.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $7-million in final season of four-year, $24-million deal. Free agent after season.

2000 REVIEW: Inconsistency and three stints on the disabled list led to a career-worst season. . . . Played in just 85 games. . . . Finished season homerless in final 166 at-bats, longest drought of his career.

DID YOU KNOW?: Castilla averaged 38 homers and 112 RBI with a .302 average during the 1995-99 seasons. . . . Is one of four third basemen in history to have four consecutive 100 RBI seasons, joining Al Rosen, Pie Traynor and Chipper Jones. . . . Is the all-time home run leader among Mexican-born players.

STEVE COX, No. 28

First base

AGE: 26.

B/T: L/L.

HT/WT: 6-4/222.

BORN: Delano, Calif.

LIVES: Strathmore, Calif.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Oakland.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $255,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Made roster with strong spring and ranked among AL rookie leaders in walks, home runs, RBI and hits. . . . Made 87 starts -- 17 at first, 16 at DH, 54 in the outfield. . . . Set team record with seven pinch-hits.

DID YOU KNOW?: Cox was voted the Rays top rookie by the BBWAA and received one third-place vote in the AL balloting. . . . Was Devil Rays minor-league player of the year and Triple-A International League MVP in 1999. . . . Is the brother-in-law of major leaguer Brant Brown. . . . Was a member of new teammate Ben Grieve's wedding party.

RUSS JOHNSON, No. 25

Reserve

AGE: 28.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 5-10/180.

BORN: Baton Rouge, La.

LIVES: Denham Springs, La.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Houston in May 2000 trade for Marc Valdes.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $270,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Proved to be valuable utility man. . . . Made 43 starts -- 25 at third base, 15 at second, three at shortstop. . . . Singled in his first AL at-bat. . . . Was 5-for-12 as a pinch-hitter.

DID YOU KNOW?: Johnson was SEC player of the year at Louisiana State in 1994, setting a school record with a .410 average. . . . Played in College World Series for the Tigers. . . . Hit first major-league homer in 1997 off Pedro Martinez.

FELIX MARTINEZ, No. 16

Shortstop

AGE: 26.

B/T: S/R.

HT/WT: 6-0/180.

BORN/LIVES: Nagua, Dominican Republic.

HOW ACQUIRED: Claimed off waivers from Philadelphia in April 2000.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $255,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Promoted from Triple-A after May 25 release of Kevin Stocker and started 103 of Rays remaining 117 games. . . . Ranked sixth among AL shortstops with .976 fielding percentage, making 14 errors in 574 chances. . . . Went 27 games without an error. . . . His .214 batting average was lowest of any AL player with at least 300 plate appearances. . . . Hit .101 right-handed.

DID YOU KNOW?: Martinez was a soccer goalkeeper growing up in the Dominican Republic. . . . Signed by Japanese League Hiroshima Toyo Carp; contract was purchased by Kansas City in February 1993. . . . Had top-rated infield arm in Double-A Texas League in 1995 and Triple-A American Association in 1997.

FRED McGRIFF, No. 29

First base

AGE: 37.

B/T: L/L.

HT/WT: 6-3/215.

BORN/LIVES: Tampa.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Atlanta in November 1997 trade, for cash.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $6.5-million in final season of a two-year, $13-million deal. Rays hold 2002 option.

2000 REVIEW: Had milestone season, recording his 400th career home run, 2,000th hit, 2,000th game played and 200th American League home run. . . . Extended to a record-tying 37 the number of parks he homered in. . . . Set team records for games played (158), RBI (106) and walks (91). . . . Hit 10 home runs off lefties.

DID YOU KNOW?: McGriff is the only active player with 80 or more RBI for 13 consecutive seasons. . . . Is one of two players (with Jose Canseco) to hit 30 or more homers with four teams. . . . Hosts a charity golf tournament each winter benefiting pediatric cancer. . . . Used to sell soft drinks at Tampa Stadium during Bucs games.

BOBBY SMITH, No. 9

AGE: 26.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-3/190.

BORN/LIVES: Oakland.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Atlanta.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $255,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Split season between Rays and Triple-A Durham after being final spring cut. . . . Was promoted June 14 and hit .311 with 14 RBI in 20 games, then missed six weeks with knee injury. . . . Hit .178 in 29 games after return. . . . Struck out 30 times in 59 at-bat stretch.

DID YOU KNOW?: Smith was a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie team in 1998. . . . Made his big-league debut on opening day 1998. . . . Had an offer to play basketball at Cal with childhood friend Jason Kidd but signed with Braves instead.

CATCHERS

MIKE DiFELICE, No. 8

AGE: 31.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/205.

BORN: Philadelphia.

LIVES: Safety Harbor.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from St. Louis.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $775,000 in final season of two-year, $1.3-million deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Set career highs with 23 runs and 13 doubles while matching personal-best six homers, but hit just . 240, a 67-point dropoff. . . . Celebrated 31st birthday on May 28 by going 3-for-4. . . . Caught 15 of 50 baserunners stealing.

DID YOU KNOW?: DiFelice labored eight seasons in the minors before spending the entire 1998 season in the majors. . . . Played for the St. Petersburg Cardinals in 1992-93. . . . Has a degree in marketing from the University of Tennessee.

JOHN FLAHERTY, No. 6

AGE: 33.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-1/200.

BORN: New York.

LIVES: Lutz.

HOW ACQUIRED: From San Diego in November 1997 expansion draft trade for Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $3-million in second season of three-year, $9-million deal.

2000 REVIEW: Had the best April of his career (hitting .348), but struggled at times after that and finished at .261. . . . Broke up two near no-hitters in a five-day period, foiling Kansas City's Brian Meadows and Boston's Pedro Martinez.

DID YOU KNOW?: Flaherty has twice been voted winner of the Tampa Bay BBWAA Champion Award, given to the player "who best exemplifies the spirit of true professionalism on and off the field." . . . Recorded first double in Rays history, March 31, 1998. . . . Had a 27-game hitting streak for San Diego in 1996.

OUTFIELDERS

BEN GRIEVE, No. 18

Age: 24.

B/T: L/R.

HT/WT: 6-4/230.

BORN: Arlington, Texas.

LIVES: Flower Mound, Texas.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Oakland in January 2001 three-way trade for Roberto Hernandez and Cory Lidle.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $2.75-million in second season of a four-year, $13-million deal.

2000 REVIEW: Broke 100-RBI barrier for first time in three-year big-league career. . . . Homered eight times in 13-game stretch from June 12-27. . . . Struck out a career high 130 times and grounded into 32 double plays, breaking 35-year-old AL record for left-handers. . . . Hit 19 of his 27 home runs off left-handed pitchers.

DID YOU KNOW?: Grieve was the second overall pick (behind new teammate Paul Wilson) in the 1994 draft by Oakland. . . . His father, Tom, was the No. 1 pick by Washington in 1966, making them the first father-son first-round combo in draft history. . . . His combined Double-A, Triple-A and major-league stats for 1997 were .344 with 34 homers and 160 RBI in 151 games.

JOSE GUILLEN, No. 30

AGE: 24.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 5-11/195.

BORN/LIVES: San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Pittsburgh with Jeff Sparks in July 1999 for Joe Oliver and Humberto Cota.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $975,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Opened season on disabled list then went to Triple-A but was promoted after hitting .423 with nine homers and 31 RBI in 19 games. . . . Started 43 of next 50 games for Rays, then just 36 of next 79. . . . Hit seven homers in first 85 at-bats, three in final 231. . . . Was hit by pitch a team-record 13 times.

DID YOU KNOW?: Guillen jumped from Class A in 1996 to the majors in 1997, earning All-Rookie recognition. . . . Hit .267 with 14 homers for Pirates in 1997 and 1998. . . . Was MVP of the Carolina League in 1996. . . . Grew up near Toronto star Raul Mondesi in the Dominican Republic. . . . Hit for the cycle April 22 at Durham, the second player in Rays history to do so.

GREG VAUGHN, No. 23

AGE: 35.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-0/202.

BORN: Sacramento, Calif.

LIVES: Elk Grove, Calif.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in December 1999.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $8.25-million in second season of four-year, $34-million deal.

2000 REVIEW: Hit his 300th career home on April 29. . . . Led Rays with 28 home runs despite playing just 127 games due to hamstring and other injuries. . . . Provided two walkoff wins within three weeks. . . . Ranked second on team with 31 game-tying/go ahead RBI and 15 infield hits. . . . Named winner of the BBWAA Champion award.

DID YOU KNOW?: Vaughn is one of only 14 big-leaguers to hit as many as 95 homers over two seasons, 1998-99. . . . Is looking to become the third player to hit 30-plus homers with four teams. . . . Is a cousin of Angels star Mo Vaughn and former Bucs defensive back Ricky Reynolds. . . . Graduated from the University of Miami with a finance degree in 1986.

JASON TYNER, No. 14

AGE: 23.

B/T: L/L.

HT/WT: 6-1/170.

BORN/LIVES: Beaumont, Texas.

HOW ACQUIRED: From N.Y. Mets with Paul Wilson in July 2000 deal for Bubba Trammell and Rick White.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $205,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Spent most of first-half with Triple-A Norfolk, hitting .321 with league-high 33 steals. . . . Made major-league debut for Mets on June 5 as part of 13-game cameo. . . . Singled off Mike Mussina in his first at-bat. . . . Made 20 starts for the Rays.

DID YOU KNOW?: Tyner was the Mets' first-round pick in the June 1998 draft. . . . Hit .387 during three-year career at Texas A&M. . . . Established the Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of his mother, who died in 1998.

RANDY WINN, No. 2

AGE: 26.

B/T: S/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/193.

BORN: Los Angeles.

LIVES: Danville, Calif.

HOW ACQUIRED: Expansion draft pick from Florida.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $260,000 in one-year deal.

2000 REVIEW: Split third straight season between Rays and Durham. . . . Had two stints in big leagues, hitting .300 with 8 RBI in 17 games during second turn. . . . Made 40 starts. . . . Had two three-hit games. . . . Hit .330 in 42 games for Durham.

DID YOU KNOW?: Winn hit an inside-the-park grand slam on the final day of the 1999 season. . . . Was accepted to the Air Force Academy but instead went to Santa Clara University to play baseball and basketball. . . . Is a cousin of Cubs OF Damon Buford.

GERALD WILLIAMS, No. 4

AGE: 34.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/187.

BORN: New Orleans.

LIVES: Tampa.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free-agent in December 1999.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $3-million in second season of two-year, $5.75-million deal. Rays hold 2002 option.

2000 REVIEW: Voted team MVP by BBWAA after career-best season. . . . Became seventh player in history to get 20 homers and 80 RBI from the leadoff spot. . . . Broke team records for runs (87) and at-bats (632), matched mark for multi-hit games (52). . . . Led team with 27 infield hits.

DID YOU KNOW?: Williams has led off eight games with home runs. . . . Has been with the Yankees, Brewers and Braves. . . . Appeared on Saturday Night Live in December 1997 with former Atlanta teammates. . . . Attended Grambling State University.

DAMIAN ROLLS, No. 33

Reserve

AGE: 23.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 6-2/205.

BORN: Manhattan, Kan.

LIVES: Kansas City, Kan.

HOW ACQUIRED: From Kansas City in December 1999 trade as Rule 5 draft pick from Los Angeles.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $200,000 in one-year deal. Rays retain rights.

2000 REVIEW: Spent most of the season rehabilitating his right shoulder and made major-league debut Sept. 3 as a pinch-hitter against Kansas City. . . . Got first major-league hit Sept. 28 vs. Yankees.

DID YOU KNOW?: Rolls was a first-round pick by the Dodgers in the 1996 draft. ... Had a 14-game hitting streak for Class A Vero Beach in 1999. ... Had shoulder surgery after the 1999 season.

On the disabled list

WILSON ALVAREZ

AGE: 31.

B/T: L/L.

HT/WT: 6-1/245.

BORN: Maracaibo, Venezuela.

LIVES: Sarasota.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in December 1997.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $9-million in fourth season of five-year, $35-million deal.

2000 REVIEW: Missed entire season due to shoulder injury. . . . Had surgery in June. . . . Pitched in one rehab start for Class A St. Petersburg on April 15.

DID YOU KNOW?: Alvarez, with 86 victories, has more wins than any pitcher from Venezuela. . . . Was 21 years old when he threw a no-hitter in his second major-league start. . . . Had a 15-game win streak for the White Sox from August 1993-May 1994.

JUAN GUZMAN

AGE: 34.

B/T: R/R.

HT/WT: 5-11/195.

BORN: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

LIVES: Miami.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent in January 2000.

CONTRACT STATUS: Making $6-million in second season of two-year, $12-million deal.

2000 REVIEW: Made one major-league start (lasting 12/3 innings) due to shoulder injury. . . . Had surgery in June. . . . Made five rehab starts.

DID YOU KNOW?: Guzman has made 240 starts and never pitched in relief. . . . Has held opponents to .243 career average. . . . Has thrown 105 wild pitches, including an AL record 26 in 1993. . . . Won the 1996 AL ERA title, at 2.93 while with Toronto. . . . Is 5-1 in nine post-season games. . . . Became a U.S. citizen in February.

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