With just 13 days remaining until the start of spring training, it appears George Arias and Roberto Petagine may have reached the end of the line in their productive careers in Japanese pro baseball.

So far, neither slugging first baseman has been signed to a contract, and most of the Central and Pacific League clubs have reached their quota of foreign players for the 2005 season.

Arias was dropped by the Hanshin Tigers after a five-year stint in Kansai. He played two seasons (2000-2001) with the Orix Blue Wave in Kobe and three years (2002-2004) with Hanshin.