"The Marlins have spoken to at least three teams about third baseman Jorge Cantu -- the Rangers, Rockies and Giants -- but there's also a chance they might not make any trades between now and Saturday's nonwaiver trade deadline.

``Are we going to force anything at this point? I wouldn't say so,'' said Larry Beinfest, the Marlins' president of baseball operations. ``Are we driven by the need to move money? That's a no.

``But there may be some things we may want to do now. We're going to open a new ballpark in 18 months and I think everything we do now is very important to opening that building. We want to be very competitive when we move in there. So we want to be very careful with everything we do, and also there may be moves that pay fruit when we get there, in 2011 and on to '12.''

That could indicate the Marlins would accept prospects for Cantu if they decide to trade him. Asked if that would signal to fans that the Marlins would be throwing in the towel on this season, Beinfest replied:

``Not necessarily. Not if we think that the people that are coming up to replace or we got back in that trade are going to help us possibly be better the remainder of this year and into the future. So I wouldn't say that would necessarily be a sign. If we think we have personnel who aren't here right now who can help make us better, then I think people should look at it that way.''

If Cantu is traded, the Marlins have discussed moving Chris Coghlan to third base and calling up Logan Morrison from the minors to play left."