Mike Gonzalez

Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports that the Rays “could be a possible fit” for free agent left-hander Mike Gonzalez.

The Rays already have a couple pretty good southpaws in the bullpen in J.P. Howell and Jake McGee, but Gonzalez, who held left-handed batters to a .214/.264/.311 batting line last year, could give them another option. Gonzalez is close to being fully recovered from offseason knee surgery and is expected to sign with someone soon.

Michael Gonzalez’s agent, Scott Boras, said Monday that his client should sign with a team within 10 days.

Boras said Gonzalez is close to being fully recovered from offseason knee surgery and is ready to throw bullpen sessions for interested teams. The 33-year-old left-hander turned down a minor league deal from the Rangers in the early part of spring training and auditioned for the Reds in late March. He posted a 4.39 and 51/21 K/BB ratio over 53 1/3 innings between the Orioles and Rangers.

Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports that Mike Gonzalez auditioned for the Reds on Monday.

Sean Marshall is expected to replace Ryan Madson (elbow) as the Reds’ closer while Aroldis Chapman is being considered for the starting rotation and Bill Bray is just returning from a groin injury, so the Reds could be in some need of lefty relief help. Gonzalez, 33, turned down a minor league offer from the Rangers earlier this month and has reportedly drawn some level of interest from the Red Sox, Indians and White Sox in recent weeks.

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the Red Sox are “monitoring” the market for free agent left-hander Mike Gonzalez.

Gonzalez turned down a minor league offer from the Rangers earlier this month and has reportedly drawn interest from the Indians and White Sox in recent weeks. The 33-year-old southpaw posted a mediocre 4.39 ERA and 51/21 K/BB ratio over 53 1/3 innings last season between the Orioles and Rangers, but he’s still effective against left-handed batters. As of now, Franklin Morales figures to serve as Boston’s primary left-hander out of the bullpen.

The Indians are interested in signing free agent reliever Mike Gonzalez, according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun.

Because of the time Gonzalez spent as an Oriole, Connolly seems like a reliable source on this matter. T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reported earlier this month that Gonzalez turned down a non-guaranteed minor league contract offer from the Rangers, so he is almost assuredly demanding a major league deal. The 33-year-old posted a mediocre 4.27 ERA last season between Baltimore and Texas, but he held left-handed batters to a .214/.264/.311 batting line. We’d be surprised if he wasn’t on a roster on Opening Day.

T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports that Mike Gonzalez turned down a non-guaranteed minor league contract offer from the Rangers last week.

The offer would have included a invite to spring training, and Gonzalez would have had a good chance to make the club, but evidently he’s holding out for a guaranteed deal. It appears the door is now closed on him returning to the Rangers, as Sullivan says the Rangers expect Gonzalez to sign with another club soon. The 33-year-old posted a mediocre 4.27 ERA last season between Baltimore and Texas, but he held left-handed batters to a .214/.264/.311 batting line.

Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine indicated Tuesday on MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM that there is mutual interest between the club and free agent reliever Mike Gonzalez.

It was believed that the Rangers were trying to move Koji Uehara in order to clear some payroll space to make room for Gonzalez, but the southpaw could still be a fit if he lowers his asking price. The 33-year-old posted a mediocre 4.27 ERA last season between Baltimore and Texas, but he held left-handed batters to a .214/.264/.311 batting line.

Ken Rosenthal thinks that if the Rangers trade Koji Uehara to the Athletics as expected, their next move will be to re-sign Mike Gonzalez.

Getting Uehara’s $4 million off the books would theoretically clear space to add Roy Oswalt, but Rosenthal doesn’t expect that to happen. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com also recently reported that the chances were still “slim” that Oswalt winds up with the Rangers. Gonzalez, though, can be had relatively cheaply and won’t disrupt the Rangers rotation. He posted a 2.86 ERA in the second half last season while holding left-handed batters to a .171 batting average.

According to Buster Olney, the A’s are “in talks” with free agent left-hander Mike Gonzalez.

The A’s are really turning up the heat as spring training nears. They came out of nowhere to sign Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on Monday, they remain in contact with Manny Ramirez, and they’re now considering adding Gonzalaez. The 31-year-old southpaw posted a 2.86 ERA in the second half last season while holding left-handed batters to a .171 batting average.