The Cubs Chronicle

Dave Van Dyck reports in the Chicago Tribune that, at the least, Sosa trade talks with the Mets have been put “on hold":

Does the Mets’ flirtation ($37 million guaranteed, $50 million possible) with pitcher Pedro Martinez mean they won’t have the cash to complete the Sosa deal?

No, because they still need an outfielder and they still need to shed Cliff Floyd’s $13 million, if possible. But the immediacy of stealing Martinez away from the Red Sox and Yankees has put any Sosa talks on a back burner.

Van Dyck also states, though, that if the Mets sign Martinez, they will still have money remaining to acquire Sosa.