Mike Gonzalez

Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Rangers have ”checked in” with agent Scott Boras on Mike Gonzalez and Prince Fielder.

Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Cardinals have had discussions with the agent of free agent left-hander Mike Gonzalez.

The Cards have also checked in on J.C. Romero in their pursuit of a second lefty to pair with Marc Rzepczynski. Gonzalez held a 4.27 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 2011 for the Orioles and Rangers, but he struck out a batter per inning and posted a 2.86 ERA after the All-Star break while holding left-handed batters to a .171 average.

Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that the Yankees are interested in free agent left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez.

The Yankees were burned by Pedro Feliciano, but they won’t let that keep them from spending on another southpaw reliever. Gonzalez held a 4.27 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 2011 for the Orioles and Rangers, but he struck out a batter per inning and posted a 2.86 ERA after the All-Star break while holding left-handed batters to a .171 average.