Baseball

Cecil Fielder, Barry Bonds and Ruben Sierra were among 149 players who filed for salary arbitration and are expected to request record increases when they exchange figures with their clubs Friday.

Meanwhile, the Oakland Athletics replaced Mike Gallego on their roster by signing free-agent infielder Randy Ready to a $500,000, one-year contract.

Four players eligible for arbitration agreed to one-year contracts rather than file. Left-hander Bruce Ruffin and Milwaukee agreed at $525,000, a raise of $125,000, and left-hander David West and Minnesota agreed at $315,000, a raise of $155,000.

Catcher Greg Myers and Toronto settled at $525,000, a raise of $365,000, while Boston right-hander John Dopson settled at $265,000, the same salary he earned in 1991, when he pitched just one game in the majors.