Trade talk

The Detroit Free Press today said the Phillies were in Seattle to scout pitcher Joel Pineiro, not Tigers starter Jason Johnson. Pineiro, 26, was 36-20 with a 3.29 ERA from 2001-03. Over the last couple years, he is 9-17 with a 5.16 ERA. He is 3-6 with a 5.77 ERA this season. He went on the DL at the end of last July because of a "strained flexor bundle in right elbow" and missed the rest of the campaign.