According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com the likelihood of Pedro Martinez returning to the Philadelphia Phillies is almost zero.

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke with Martinez’s agent, Fernando Cuza, yesterday, and he asked what Martinez has be doing lately. Cuza said that Martinez has not thrown off a mound. In comparison to last season, Martinez was throwing from the World Baseball Classic through July.

We heard last month that Martinez would need to be “really motivated” to pitch this season – meaning that any team that would want him would have to pay more than the $1 million he earned with the Phillies last year for six weeks of work. Nick Cafardo of The Boston Globe said Pedro already has “one foot under the mango tree.”

The Phillies are looking for pitching. Last week, the we heard that the Phillies have been scouting all available starting pitcher for some time. They’ve looked at Roy Oswalt, Ben Sheets, Jeremy Guthrie, Dan Haren, Edwin Jackson, Fausto Carmona, Jake Westbrook and others.