Update 2/11 10:39: Erstad tells the Orange County Register that he is “at peace” with the possibility of retirement. He adds, “things can happen in a hurry. I’m just staying in shape and keeping an open mind to everything.”

2/10 13:15: Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports today that the Florida Marlins are interested in free agent first baseman and outfielder Darin Erstad for the role that Ross Gload had before he went to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Erstad, 35, hit .194 with 2 home runs and 11 RBIs in 107 games with the Houston Astros in 2009. You can see Erstad’s contract history and statistics here.

Gload, 34 in April, hit .261 with 6 home runs and 30 RBIs in 125 games (mostly in a pinch hitter role) with the Marlins in 2009. Gload signed with the Phillies in early December. You can see Gload’s contract history and statistics here.