Federal prosecutors plan to call Barry Bonds' former personal shopper to testify at his trial next month that she saw the slugger's personal trainer inject him.

Prosecutors also said in a court filing yesterday in San Francisco that former teammate Bobby Estalella will testify Bonds told him about using performance-enhancing drugs.

Defense attorneys and prosecutors also sparred in court documents over whether to ask potential jurors if they were aware of Alex Rodriguez's admission that he used banned substances. Bonds' lawyers want to ask potential jurors about their opinion of Rodriguez, while prosecutors objected.

Bonds' former personal shopper, Kathy Hoskins, is the sister of the home run king's former business partner, Steve Hoskins.

She is expected to testify she saw personal trainer Greg Anderson inject the San Francisco Giants star. The filing did not say whether she believed the syringe contained steroids.

Bonds has pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied in 2003 to a grand jury when he said he never knowingly used steroids.

Prosecutors also said they plan to call Jason Giambi of the Oakland Athletics, his retired brother, Jeremy, and five other former baseball players: Benito Santiago, Armando Rios, Randy Velarde, Marvin Benard and Estalella.

Prosecutors also said they intend to call former Bonds girlfriend Kimberly Bell and Anderson to the witness stand at Bonds' trial, scheduled to begin March 2.

In several court filings yesterday, prosecutors said they plan to have Anderson jailed again if he refuses to testify at the slugger's trial.

Anderson's attorney has said the trainer will refuse to testify. Anderson already has spent more than a year in prison for refusing to testify in front of a federal grand jury investigating Bonds.

RED SOX

TEAM WANTS SMOLTZ TO SIT OUT

John Smoltz can't wait to pitch in a game for Boston. The Red Sox won't let him until June.

That would give the former Atlanta Braves mainstay a full 12 months since shoulder surgery. It also gives him a better chance of success late in the season and, his new team hopes, the playoffs.

That's OK with him, even though he thinks he'll be ready sooner.

"My timetable's a lot faster than most," the right-hander said yesterday in Fort Myers, Fla. "I told them their biggest challenge for me is to tame me down because I'm a full-bore guy and I love to compete.

"I understand the philosophy. Each month you lose a percentage of strength and by the time you get to September (you're weaker)," he said. "I get it."

The only player with 200 wins and 150 saves in baseball history signed as a free agent after pitching his other 20 seasons for Atlanta. The parting wasn't smooth.

"The reason I was disappointed was the reaction, or I should say the statements, they put out, which just weren't true," Smoltz said. "This could have been a peaceful departure."

Smoltz has said the Braves assumed he wouldn't leave but that the contract offers between Atlanta and the Red Sox were "not even close."

ELSEWHERE

Brewers: Third basemen Bill Hall is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks because of a partial tear in his left calf. The team said the injury was diagnosed Friday, the same day pitchers and catchers were reporting to spring training camp at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix.

Law and order: Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was arrested and jailed yesterday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a judge revoked his bond for violating his pretrial release on a DUI manslaughter charge, authorities said.

Mets: New York ace Johan Santana will not be pitching for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. The Venezuelan Baseball Federation announced yesterday the two-time Cy Young winner will miss the tournament that begins next month.

Yankees: Right-hander Brett Tomko was a late addition to New York's spring training camp, agreeing yesterday to a minor league contract as pitchers and catchers reported. The 35-year-old was 2-7 with a 6.97 ERA last season in 10 starts and six relief appearances for Kansas City.

Phillies: A noticeably trimmer Ryan Howard worked out at Philadelphia's spring training facilities at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla., five days after agreeing to a three-year, $54 million contract. "Both sides were happy with it," Howard said. "I thought we were able to get a deal where both sides felt good about it."