MLB whispers: Pedro's historic won-loss record

Pedro Martinez still hopes to pitch this season, and the Cubs were among the teams watching him work out in the Dominican Republic. If he doesn't pitch again, he will join Bob Caruthers and Al Spaulding as the only pitchers to win more than 200 and lose fewer than 100 games in their careers. He has a 214-99 career record. ... The Pirates are trying to find a taker for pitcher Ian Snell. ... The Brewers have to be at least a little worried about Trevor Hoffman, who was rocked by the White Sox and Indians after converting his first 15 save chances. He needed only 12.3 pitches per inning in his first 18 appearances but jumped to 22.1 for a three-outing stretch. ... The Mariners' Felix Hernandez is having another one of those teasing stretches (3-0, 0.72 ERA, 34 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings) that makes you wonder if he could become the best pitcher in the majors. ... Rays manager Joe Maddon has a good nickname for power-hitting utility man Ben Zobrist . He ...