The New York Mets are sounding out the Boston Red Sox about trading second baseman Kazuo Matsui for infielder Alex Cora, Newsday reported Sunday. The Mets have told the Sox and other teams that they would pay $5 million of Matsui's $8 million salary, the U.S. daily said. "One competing GM said if they paid $6 million, they'd find a fit," Newsday said.