The Dodgers and Mark Loretta have agreed on a one-year, $1.4 million contract, according to MLB.com.

…if loretta got one year, and everett got one year, i am not sure Nick Punto will get more than one year, though he’s certainly trying…apparently, according to eyewitnesses, punto is not hard to find in the Bellagio…

The Twins are not interested in Astros SS Miguel Tejada, but the Indians are, explains MLB Trade Rumors.

Jason Giambi expects to sign a contract with the A’s, bringing him back to Oakland, writes Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com.

The Marlins may make look to sign Pudge Rodriguez, reports Mike Berardino on his blog for the Sun Sentinel.

The Tigers could end up trading OF-1B Marcus Thames, in an effort to save money, reports the Detroit Free Press.

In a post to Yahoo!, Gordon Edes surveys a group of team officials who believe the Red Sox will end up with Mark Teixeira.

The Braves and Cardinals have discussed a deal that would send OF Rick Ankiel to Atlanta, according to FoxSports.com.

The Red Sox have expressed interest in free-agent LHP Andy Pettitte, writes the Boston Herald.

Lastly, the Yankees will soon make an offer to free-agent RHP Ben Sheets, reports the Daily News.

…there have been countless reports suggesting the

According to Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com, Brewers OF Mike Cameron, Tigers 1B-OF Marcus Thames and Rangers OF Marlon Byrd are all available through trade.

In a post to ESPN.com in March of last season, Jayson Stark wrote: “The Mets love Thames, but they’re not going to trade Aaron Heilman for him.”

Cafardo, who provides a ton of information regarding the trade market, believes the Tigers could be interested in Schoeneweis.

That said, the Tigers are looking for help in the bullpen, reports Jon Paul Morosi in the Detroit Free Press.

In a post to his blog during March for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark wrote: “The Mets love Marcus Thames, but they’re not going to trade Aaron Heilman for him.”

Thames, 31, is batting .250 against left-handed pitching and .269 against right-handed pitching, while hitting 20 HR and 43 RBI in 70 games for the Tigers this season, during which he has played left field, right field and first base.

…like SNY’s Ted Berg just said to me, ‘Thames is like Adam Dunn, but without the walks,’ which is a good point…

…my problem with thames, for all of his power, is that he is so inconsistent…his year-in and year-out stats are all over the road…he could hit 20 home runs in 60 days for the Mets, or hit five…neither would surprise me…

…personally, i just don’t think it would make sense to weaken the bullpen for a .260 hitter…unless, of course, the Mets can upgrade the bullpen, from schoeneweis, in a separate deal, and then get thames, who can play every day in right, allowing them to solidify their bench…

For what it’s worth, yesterday in a post to Baseball Prospectus, John Perrotto wrote that the Mets have made trade proposals for A’s RHP Huston Street and Rockies RHP Brian Fuentes, while also checking in on M’s LHP Arthur Rhodes and Rangers LHP Eddie Guardado.

Additionally, the Mets have also expressed interest in Jays LHP Brian Tallet and Giants LHP Jack Taschner, according to Dan Graziano in a recent report for the Star-Ledger.

…hmm, so maybe the play is to trade for a guy like tallet or tashner, and then trade show for an outfielder, like thames…

…i’m always skeptical of these ‘moving parts’ type rumors, but who knows…

are dealing with a lot of injuries, which is actually putting it mildly

In fact, for a list of each injury, check out this graphic from the Daily News, which breaks down each player, their injury and recovery time.

In the New York Post, Joel Sherman compares the Mets to the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, adding:

“The organization is becoming expert in downplaying players going down…But this is the Mets now, acting as if the bizarre is commonplace.”

Sherman writes more about age and baseball at his blog for the New York Post as well.

…frankly, sherman is making me depressed…because every single word he writes, and the reason he is writing them, make sense…

In a similar report for the Bergen Record, Bob Klapisch points out that Kenny Lofton, Reggie Sanders and Preston Wilson are still free agents.

…ummm, maybe…pass…and pass…i have no interest in wilson or sanders…however, lofton intrigues me…

On the flip side, in a report for FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes that there is still plenty of time for the Mets to get healthy and make some moves, such as Tigers OF Marcus Thames, O’s OF Jay Payton or Pirates 1B-OF Xavier Nady, who would certainly cost major-league ready prospects.

…i really, really like the idea of bringing back nady…he can play outfield, first base, he hits from the right side, hits lefties, he runs well, plays decent defense, and he was popular with the players and fans during his last stint…i mean, what’s not to like…but, from what i recall during the off-season, a deal for nady would require a pitcher like, say, Joe Smith and Jon Niese, or maybe less if a team is also willing to eat Matt Morriss’s contract in the process…the thing is, the Pirates had ample time to move nady during the off-season, during which they were not short on suitors, and it never happened…so, my sense is that he is more difficult to attain than we think…

Of course, in Rosenthal’s opinion, the Mets should explore trading a starting pitcher to the White Sox for 1B Paul Konerko.