The Dodgers reached an agreement on Wednesday night with free-agent OF Andruw Jones on a two-year, $36 million contract, contingent on Jones passing a physical exam.
According to Sweeney Murti of WFAN-New York, the Tigers may be interested in sending Dontrelle Willis and Ivan Rodriguez to the Mets in a package for young talent.
The Mets have two excellent outfield prospects, Carlos Gomez and Fernando Martinez, and a handful of pitching prospects, led by Kevin Mulvey and Mike Pelfrey.
The proposed trade of Alex Rios for either San Francisco's Matt Cain or Tim Lincecum rests with the Giants' decision-makers, according to major-league sources.