Update 1/13 03:56: Tony Jackson of ESPNLosAngeles.com reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers have spoken with Pineiro’s agent, Adam Katz.  No additional details were provided regarding their conversation.

If the Dodgers sign Pineiro, it would require financial creativity by the club and flexibility by Pieneiro due to the pending divorce of owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife Jamie which has handcuffed the team’s front office from making significant off-season transactions.

1/12 00:54: According to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, the New York Mets are talking to right-hander Joel Pineiro about a two-year, $15 million contract.  On the other hand, Tim Brown of Yahoo Tweets that the Los Angeles Dodgers are working on a way to sign Pineiro.

Pineiro has been looking for a Randy Wolf type of deal of three-years, $30 million.

Pineiro, 31, went 15-12 with a 3.49 ERA over 214 innings with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2009 while making $7.5 million.  Others teams that are going after or believed to have been going after Pineiro include the Yankees, Angels, Rays and Mariners.

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