6/16 20:41: According to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said the rumors are “overblown.”

“I don’t think anything’s going to happen with the Phillies,” said a person close to Martinez, indicating that the pitcher is seeking significantly more money than the Phillies want to pay. “I just don’t think it’s going to happen.”

“I haven’t spoken with Pedro’s representatives in three weeks, maybe a month,” Amaro said Wednesday. “The last time I spoke with Pedro was two months ago. Take it from there.

“I don’t know if he wants to pitch. I don’t know if he’s been throwing or if he’s even run a sprint. If he decides he wants to pitch, I’m sure we’d take a look at him, as we would take a look at any other pitcher. If we liked what we saw, we could have some interest depending on our needs and his price tag. Anything beyond that right now is overblown.”

6/16 11:17: Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com says the Philadelphia Phillies have talk to Pedro Martinez and his agent about a possible comeback.

“We have talked to his agent, but there’s nothing so far,” Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. “We are not negotiating, but we’ve been talking to him. It all depends on whether he wants to play or not.”

Sources close to Martinez told ESPNdeportes.com that he plans to pitch in the second half of the season and that he is undergoing a physical conditioning regimen in the Dominican Republic and Miami.

Amaro said talks between the team, Martinez and his agent began “a few weeks ago. We have talked to Pedro, but we don’t know [yet].”

Last week, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports said that Martinez needed to be “really motivated” to pitch this season. Rosenthal translates this as a request for more money than the $1 million paid to the pitcher last year by the Phillies for his six weeks of work. Before today’s news, many have said that Martinez was very content on retiring.