Money doesn’t buy respect, just some of the best players. Pedro Martinez. Larry Walker. Andres Galarraga. John Wetteland. Marquis Grissom. They all walked out of Felipe Alou’s dugout as free agents or before demanding the big money the indigent Montreal Expos have been in no position to pay. Alou has shaken the hands of a virtual all-star team that included his son, Moises. He knows the downsizing drill better than anyone. . . . There will be more trades this season via the miracle of waivers because the reality of baseball’s class society is that its supermarket for rich teams is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. A well-heeled owner can always walk in, peruse the aisles and lay claim to the latest stars on the shelves, unless he is beaten to the draw and can’t get his checkbook out of his pocket fast enough.
