The Marlins have interest in right-handed pitcher Daniel Cabrera, according to a National League source. Cabrera was released by the Nationals on Wednesday, and is a former member of the Orioles.

The Blue Jays say that any moves made in the coming weeks will be done internally. Toronto isn't even bothering to send a scout to Arizona to view a workout conducted by free-agent pitcher Mark Mulder. They'd much rather have injured pitchers Ricky Romero and Casey Janssen back. "Sooner or later, I'd like to get those guys back," manager Cito Gaston said.

Doug Melvin and the Brewers will stay in-house to replace Rickie Weeks. Melvin said he heard from the agent of unemployed Ray Durham, who played the second half of the season with the Brewers last year after being acquired from San Francisco. Melvin said he had no plans to pursue Durham. "I talked to his agent," Melvin said. "He said Ray is working out but that's the problem with these guys who are working out. It would take them awhile to get ready. "I told him we're going to go in-house for now."

Johnny Damon has been hitting very well this season, but he still doesn't expect the Yankees to bring him back next year. The outfielder is in the last year of his contract, and was named the American League Player of the Week recently. "I don't think it will be too much of a surprise if they don't bring me back," Damon said. "I would love to be able to say I'll be back. This would definitely be the best place for me. I feel like this could be my last chance to be on a winner. I understand the free agent game, how it is. I know they have a bunch of young outfielders coming up. "I can't concern myself with that. I have to go out, play every day and pretend like it could be my last chance to get to the playoffs or make a World Series run." Damon is leading the Yankees in slugging (.621) and OPS (1.006). "Johnny has had a big, big season for us," manager Joe Girardi said. "Last year he had the shoulder issue [from running into the outfield fence] and it cost him some of his power numbers. Think about the hits he's had from the seventh inning on already in this year and he's been as big as anybody in baseball."

Free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets isn't ready to pitch just yet, but took in the Rangers' batting practice on Friday. He had surgery on his right arm at the end of last season. "The man's got good taste and knows where to hang out," said Rangers general manager Jon Daniels. The visit was called "informal" with Sheets visiting his old pitching coach Mike Maddux in Texas. "There ain't much happening on the home front," said Sheets. "I see the doctor again next week. He?s going to let me know Tuesday."

Roy Halladay continues to be one of the best pitchers in the game, but he is not interested in talking about his future contract plans. Halladay is signed by Toronto through the 2010 season. "I'd prefer," said Halladay, who said in the spring he did not want to talk contract during the season, "to keep the focus on the field during the season."

The Giants are in a a difficult situation with impending free agent Bengie Molina. He is one of their most reliable hitters, but he also plays the same position as Buster Posey. "I consider myself for the next two or three years a No. 1 guy," said Molina when asked about potentially sharing time with Posey. "If they're not counting on me for that, I wish and hope they could come and tell me that. I want to finish my career here, I wish they'd come and tell me that because I've earned that respect." Molina would like management to initiate a discussion about his future, even if the answer is not what he wants to hear. "I'm not afraid of going to free agency," he said. "What I've done for this organization, I've left my heart out there every night, day in and day out. All I want is, when the time comes, they come forward and tell me what their plans are."

The A's have started slowly to begin the 2009 season, and Billy Beane isn't expecting to give the club reinforcements. "We have what we have," Beane said. "What we want is to be as competitive as we can, and hope we patch things together and we get these guys back."

On Tuesday, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen appeared to rule out Pedro Martinez as a possible addition to the team's starting rotation. "Pedro Martinez was mentioned in spring training, but just because a couple of his friends called me, and my job is to give [GM] Kenny [Williams] the information," Guillen said. "But that's it. No Pedro, not right now. That's Kenny's decision, but right now that's not on my mind."

Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon will be a free agent at the end of the season. He would love to return to the team, but realizes that chances they'll want him back are "slim." "I know where I want to be next year," Damon told 1050 ESPN New York. "I want to be here in New York. I also know New York has a lot of young outfielders coming back. Austin Jackson is in the wings. At least, in this situation, I know my chances of coming back could be slim because of the young talent the Yankees do have." In addition to a prospect like Jackson, the Yankees have Melky Cabrera, Brett Gardner, Xavier Nady and Nick Swisher in the outfield. "I just go out and play," Damon said. "What happened before, I think, everybody in the world thought I was going to re-sign with Boston. Everyone thought I was going back. Here, people don't really know. Everyone is pretty much thinking this could be my last year here so I think that is a difference. I went out as a free agent in Boston and had a great year and I priced myself out of there market, at the time. Hopefully, I can go out and have a good year and they can see how important I am with the other players with doing the recruiting and doing whatever this team needs me to do. I've enjoyed playing here."