The Angels have seen their pitching staff become decimated by injuries, but general manager Tony Reagins claims that the club isn't looking for any additions. "We're not aggressively pursuing any pitching," Reagins said. "We just feel the options we have in-house are better than what's available out there." That should end all rumors of any interest in free agent pitchers like Pedro Martinez, Mark Mulder or Freddy Garcia.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin claims that there is no truth to rumors that the team is looking to sign free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez. "There's nothing to it," Melvin said. "We're not in on him. Our starting pitching hasn't been that bad." Melvin added that he's not looking to replace any of the team's starting pitchers, who have 11 quality starts through their first eighteen games.

The Dodgers claim that they haven't had any discussions with free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez since the offseason, and the Brewers are emerging as a candidate to sign the veteran. "All of our conversations on Pedro took place in the offseason," said L.A. owner Frank McCourt. "I have not been made aware of any talks beyond those."

A number of teams have shown interest in free agent outfielder Frank Catalanotto, but nothing is imminent. "We've had a lot of teams call, but we haven't been able to match anything up quite yet," said agent Alan Nero. The Red Sox, Yankees, Brewers, Tigers, A's could have interest.

There are a number of marquee free agents still on the market in baseball, and MLB.com has featured a dozen or so of the big names. Pedro Martinez, Ben Sheets, Paul Byrd, Mark Mulder, Chuck James, Brendan Donnelly, and Rudy Seanez are among the available pitchers. The hitters include: Jim Edmonds, Frank Thomas, Geoff Jenkins, Luis Gonzalez, Mark Grudzielanek, Jay Payton, Frank Catalanotto, Shannon Stewart, Ray Durham and Damion Easley.

The Angels are strapped for pitching and could look for help in the Atlantic League, which began play last week. "We've gone as deep as we can right now with what we have," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said. "There are some good pitchers that don't have jobs that have major league experience," Scioscia said of the Atlantic League. "I guarantee you . . . every team sends scouts. "A lot of pitchers have gone to independent leagues, gotten exposure, gotten a second look and have really taken advantage of it. And I think everything's primed this year, when you look at pitching around the league, for that to happen again."

Free agent pitcher Paul Byrd has been throwing and says that his agent has spoken to the Angels about him helping their injury-riddled rotation. "My agent talked to them pretty recently ... but they're not spending money, and they say they're going to stay in-house," Byrd told the Los Angeles Times. "They have [John] Lackey and [Ervin] Santana coming back, [Kelvim] Escobar. They want to see what their young guys can do. I take no offense." Byrd played for the Angels back in 2005, and really enjoyed his time with the club. "I loved Scioscia, their emphasis on pitching and defense, and it's a good park for me to pitch in. I want to play for a contender in an area I enjoy. The Angels are a great situation," Byrd added.

Nationals acting general manager Mike Rizzo confirmed on Friday that the team has interest in free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez. Martinez is seeking $5 million annually. "Early on we had mild interest," Rizzo said, "and I would say it's probably still at a mild interest. If the price were right we'd consider it, just to give us a little more depth. "Now I feel good about our rotation; they're young, but I think the upside of the staff is really good. But Pedro would have a good stabilizing effect just because of his experience level and his willingness to be a teacher and a mentor to the young guys. This guy is a Hall of Fame pitcher who knows how to prepare himself and get ready for games, and that's how I would describe our interest level."

Matt Holliday was asked about possibly joining the Yankees while the A's were in New York. "I think a little bit, as a human being, you can't help but to think that if the Yankees are interested I would definitely consider it," Holliday said, as reported on an NYPost.com blog. "I wouldn't be looking around if I were under contract for four years, but I think I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't be interested, especially with the Yankees being such a storied franchise." RealGM Note: Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui will both be free agents following this season and so the Yankees will likely look at Holliday as a power right-handed bat for left field.

Pirates general manager Neal Huntington has made it known that he is looking to add a catcher to his roster. Pittsburgh lost starter Ryan Doumit to injury, and will have to rely on the unproven Jason Jaramillo and Robinzon Diaz behind the plate. "We know what a loss this is to us, especially the bat," Huntington said.