Over at MLBTradeRumors.com, a report from the Palm Beach Post is relayed that the Florida Marlins and RHP Carl Pavano have interest in one another.

Perfect!  The Marlins never let players not named Hanley Ramirez stick around, and Pavano never sticks around.  Good luck with all that…

In other fish news, a report from FoxSport’s Ken Rosenthal is relayed by Matt Cerrone at Metsblog that RHP Kevin Gregg has been traded to the Chicago Cubs for RHP Jose Ceda.

Maybe it’s just me, but I might have taken a flyer out on Gregg.  Following up an injury affected season, he might’ve helped the Mets out in a reduced role.  Then again, I’m not sure that their relationship with the Mets is all that rosey, either.  Not that I’m losing any sleep whatsoever over him or anything, since there’s plenty other borderline mediocre fish in the sea, pun entirely intended.

According to George A King III of the NY Post, the injured wonder Carl Pavano has been placed on waivers. 

Pavano signed with the Yankees following the 2004 season for a 4 year $40 million deal.  His tenure with the Yankees has been characterized by injuries and disappointment.  Over these past four years, Pavano has made a total of 20 starts for the Yankees, and is most recently returning after Tommy John Surgery. 

King suggests that the Mets might be potential suitors of Pavano because of John Maine’s recent injury. 

In 2004, Pavano won 18 games with a 3.00 ERA.

Personally, I think it would be strange to see the two New York Teams pull off a deal. 

That being said, if the Mets just had to eat his contract, I think he’d be worth a gamble.  Pavano is somebody that has seen success pitching in the National League, and frankly it’s not his fault that there were absurdly high expectations and a bunch of injuries that have held him back. 

And it’s funny how things have changed, because when Pavano signed that deal in 2004 it looked like an enormous deal, but given the fact that the Gil Meche’s of this world are signing 5 year deals worth $55 million, Pavano’s deal doesn’t seem too bad.  This year, if Pavano won 18 games with a 3.00 ERA, he’d be in for a lot more than 4 years $40 million, that’s for sure. 

It’s important to keep in mind here that we are very possibly creating speculation out of nothing here.  In the article, King doesn’t say, “The Mets are interested in Pavano” it is only his own personal conjecture that the Mets MIGHT be interested due to John Maine’s injury. 

But given the opportunity and assuming it would just be eating his contract, I would take the risk on Pavano. 

According to Dan Graziano of the Star-Ledger, the Yankees, Tigers, Rangers and Rays have all spoken to the Mets about lefty reliever Scott Schoeneweis.

The Mets could look to promote Eddie Kunz to the vacant spot if the Mets do not find a replacement for Schoeneweis via trade.

Just speculation on my part, but a couple of names to consider are Tigers outfielder Marcus Thames, Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd or perhaps Rays outfielder Eric Hinske.

Graziano also notes that the Mets could be showing interest in Carl Pavano. He recently had rehab start, throwing 2.0 innings with 4 strikeouts.