One baseball official with knowledge of the situation acknowledged the Yanks also have discussed "in passing" the possibility of pursuing former Red Sox second baseman Mark Loretta to fill their void at first base. Doug Mientkiewicz's agent recently told the Yanks he has received a two-year offer from an unnamed team. The Yankees have no plans to match that for any of the part-time first basemen they are considering, according to a person familiar with their thinking.