-The Braves have no interest in teenage prospect Wagner Mateo , reports MLB.com’s Mark Bowman.  Mateo was originally signed by St. Louis last summer but the Cardinals voided his contract due to concerns over Mateo’s eyesight.

-The Mets “would have interest in Kiko Calero on a minor league deal,” tweeted Ken Davidoff of Newsday yesterday.  Calero is holding out for a big league contract, which seems reasonable.  The Mets have an obvious need for bullpen help as Kelvim Escobar may not be ready for the start of the season.

-Geof Baker of the Seattle Times says the Mariners might have a nice found a hidden gem in hard-throwing lefty Mauricio Robles , who came from Detroit in last summer’s Jarrod Washburn trade.  Seattle is also rumored to be one of the teams interested in signing Washburn for the up coming season.

-While it’s very unlikely that Barry Zito will live up to his $126MM contract, Craig Calcaterra of NBCSports.com notes that the left-hander is still a solid starter.  No matter how much money you make, it would be tough to be a number 1 or 2 starter on a team with Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as your 1 and 2 starters.