Melvin Mora's 10-season stint with the Orioles is over, but it's still not known what is next for the 37-year-old third baseman.

Mora's agent, Eric Goldschmidt, said Monday that "three teams have a fair amount of interest in Melvin. It's a matter of balancing playing time with the competitive nature of the club and salary."

Goldschmidt wouldn't specify the teams involved, but two are in the National League and one in the American League. The Colorado Rockies reportedly were interested in December.

None of the teams that have expressed interested is in the AL East or NL East, which is where Mora originally had hoped to land so he could stay close to his wife and children in Bel Air.

Goldschmidt said region isn't as important to Mora as playing time or going to a contender.

"He wants to be on a good team but he also wants to contribute on that team," Goldschmidt said. "He doesn't have to play every day. He knows he probably won't play every day. But he wants a complementary type of role."

The waiting game could drag on throughout this month.

"There has to be a good balance, to be in a pennant race and maybe give him 300-something at-bats," his agent said. "And that's what I am trying to find."

HENDRICKSON: : The Orioles and left-handed pitcher Mark Hendrickson are still interested in continuing their partnership, but there hasn't been a whole lot of movement on that front.

"It's really status quo," Hendrickson said Monday. "The market is playing itself out. There is still interest in both sides, obviously."

Hendrickson's agent, Joe Urbon, and the Orioles have "had some talks, but it is nothing more than that right now."

Hendrickson, who lives in York, Pa., and got married this winter, has said repeatedly that he would like to come back to the Orioles if a deal can be reached, but he's also studying his options elsewhere.

"I have been a little reluctant to say, in the past, where I wanted to be. But I like Baltimore, I like the direction the team is going in and I think Andy [MacPhail] did a great job with his signings this offseason to increase our competitive level," said Hendrickson, who was 6-5 with a 4.37 ERA in 53 games, including 11 starts, in 2009. "But yeah, there is other interest out there and that's how the process is. As much as the Orioles may like me and I like them, this is part of the process you have to work through."