Morning Papers

Soriano tough to trade March 4 New York Times (scroll down) (registration required): "Soriano's salary makes him difficult to deal. The Mets, for example, would like to upgrade at second base (although Soriano would not be a defensive upgrade), but they aren't about to add $10 million to their payroll. Mets could deal for second baseman March 4 Newsday (scroll down): "The Red Sox are shopping Tony Graffanino, who is being squeezed out by Mark Loretta, and the Nationals have a major problem on their hands trying to decide what to do with an unhappy Alfonso Soriano." Graffa-No-No March 4 New York Daily News (scroll down): "Despite reports of interest in on-the-block Red Sox second baseman Tony Graffanino, Mets insiders say they fully expect their second-base job to be handled from the current pool of candidates, with Kaz Matsui the likely starter."