7/23 20:25: The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the Cubs would like to trade Lilly prior to his next start on Tuesday.

According to the Times, the struggling New York Mets have shown the most interest in Lilly. The Detroit Tigers are also believed to be shifting their attention to Lilly after hitting a wall in their talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks centering on Haren. Scouts from several contenders, including the Mets, Tigers, Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers, were at Wrigley Field on Wednesday for Lilly’s start and were impressed with what they saw as he went 7 1/3 and allowed only 1 run against the Astros.

7/23 14:11: The Ted Lilly rumors are heating up again. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports reminds us that Chicago Cubs left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly has a 10-team no-trade clause in his contract, so he can’t get traded to teams like the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays. However, the New York Mets and the Detroit Tigers are not on the list.

The Mets have been interested in Lilly for quite some time. Earlier this month, Chicago had gone to the next step and started doing their homework on three Mets prospects: left-hander Robert Carson and right-handers Kyle Allen and Jeurys Familia.

Lilly is likely going to make one more start before the July 31st trade deadline – probably in Houston next week. The left-hander is 1-3 witha  5.44 ERA in his last seven starts and has about $4 million left on his contract. He will be a free agent after the season.