ESPN.com reported the Mets had spoken with agent Fernando Cuza and that they had considered reconnecting with Pedro Martinez. The Web site, quoting no one by name, said the pitcher's "price tag at the moment appears to be more" than the Mets are interested in guaranteeing. Later, once club executives were contacted by reporters seeking confirmation or comment, the Mets said through a spokesperson they had "no interest" in the pitcher who had been theirs for four years at a cost of $53 million.