Braves Could Land Peavy

[Jeffy25]

Well St. Louis finally has a decent farm now after Jocketty is gone and done raping our system every year...MO let's it grow...and I doubt he will make any changes to that plan unless it could really really benefit the club.

Well, that's a good start, although the Padres would probably want young pitching as the highlight of the package. No matter what, if a team wants Peavy, they're going to have to take a hit to their farm system.

[Jeffy25]

Actually THAT final year he DOES NOT WANT to be picked up LOL - even at today's market it is like 5 million below his value & that is for an option 4 year +!


The WHOLE Farm + Wainwright

They would never part with Wainer...Especially after the great deal they just signed him for

[HoustonGM]

I don't think the Cardinals have the young pitching to be serious players for Peavy.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Well, that's a good start, although the Padres would probably want young pitching as the highlight of the package. No matter what, if a team wants Peavy, they're going to have to take a hit to their farm system.

Remember that Brett Wallace in untradeable & they (the Friars') dont need ANOTHER 3B prospect (heck THEY traded Freese to the Cardinals in the first place - showing how "hot" they were on him ) - Kennedy ? 4 million for a .280/.321 /.372 PLAYER who lost his job .... & Mather 26 year old back up ....* shudders*

Only Rasmus is worth even consideration & his stock dropped (slightly) in 2008 due to issues (injury) & a .251 BA at AAA.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

They would never part with Wainer...Especially after the great deal they just signed him for

That is the WHOLE point every one else in on the "Peavy stakes" knows that THEY will have to give the Padres at least 1 STUD,cheap SP back plus multiple prospects.

We are in the Dan Haren trade era NOT the Tim Hudson era

From your Posts you want to get a 28 year old CY Young pitcher who is signed 30% under market rate for almost nothing & HAS a career ERA+ of 121 - aint gonna happen,Towers is to smart & KNOWS that he has a player who is in DEMAND by at least 10+ teams!

I don't think the Cardinals have the young pitching to be serious players for Peavy.

Exactly UNLESS Wainwright is added in - reasonable contract ( 09:$2.6M, 10:$4.65M, 11:$6.5M, 12:$9M club option, 13:$12M club option) till 2012 & definitely what the Padres are looking for !

Also it spreads that famous "opt out" risk BOTH ways.......

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Peavy has stated that he doesn't want to go to an AL team, and he has the no-trade clause, so, it's up to him, really.

But Peavy likely would waive his no-trade clause for the right AL team.

Rays. The addition of Peavy would be ideal for a rotation that already includes James Shields, Scott Kazmir, David Price and Andy Sonnanstine. Tampa-St. Pete is relatively close to Alabama, and an Edwin Jackson-Reid Brignac-Jeff Niemann package might entice the Padres. The Rays, however, are wary of taking on significant payroll while parting with top young players.

as I said earlier the Rays HAVE been agressive in locking up young players (see Shields/Kazmir/Longoria deals) & Peavy is UNDER market value,which Rosenthal forgets here.The addition of Peavy & the development of Price means that Sonnanstine becomes superfluous & already is "peaked" out (or vety close).

If,& it is a BIG IF,the Rays are interested then a Jackson-Brignac-Sonnanstine package as a base would SUIT the Padres (considering that they have lost from their '08 Opening Day roster Maddux,Wolf,Tomko) + Peavy.

09 Pitching NOW is Peavy,Young,Baek,& then a choice of Banks/Geer/LeBlanc

09 if Peavy is dealt to Rays - Young,Sonnanstine,Baek,Jackson + #5 open.......

Interesting,NO ?

[HoustonGM]

The addition of Peavy would be ideal for a rotation that already includes James Shields, Scott Kazmir, David Price and Andy Sonnanstine.

Rosenthal just forgets the ALCS MVP Matt Garza.

Pitching is not what the Rays need. Frankly, I don't see them having any real interest.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

Rosenthal just forgets the ALCS MVP Matt Garza.

Pitching is not what the Rays need. Frankly, I don't see them having any real interest.

DID I say it was a "priority" ? No,I said they had the "right" ammo (ie players) to swing a deal & added that IMO is was a good deal because of the players involved.

You said that Peavy WOULDNT play for an AL team,full stop.....

BTW: I would love the Red Sox to get in on the deal because:
1) Peavy is that good IMO & even if they do pick up the 2013 option would be at market price (or below) &
2) it would stop the OTHER AL East teams getting him.

As always the question would be cost - & IMO they shouldn't be using Bucholz or Bowden in ANY deal if Lowrie & Ellsbury are the base.

[HoustonGM]

DID I say it was a "priority" ?

Never said you did.

No,I said they had the "right" ammo (ie players) to swing a deal & added that IMO is was a good deal because of the players involved.

They have the ammo, sure, but I'm just saying, I don't think they should put their resources into it.

You said that Peavy WOULDNT play for an AL team,full stop.....

No I didn't.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

You said that Peavy WOULDNT play for an AL team

No I didn't.

Alzheimer's ? LOL it was Post #29 in this thread but no big deal !

Peavy has stated that he doesn't want to go to an AL team

[michaelg123789]

Why would he want to go to atlanta? Adding Peavy to this team wouldn't make them a contender in the NL east. With how poor the NL west is he would have a better shot to make the playoffs where he's at.

Yeah, and I doubt Atlanta will pull the trigger on this. They aren't one starter away from the playoffs, they need help in other areas first.

[TheNamelessPoet]

Yeah, and I doubt Atlanta will pull the trigger on this. They aren't one starter away from the playoffs, they need help in other areas first.

thats really the only think we need. we need 2 starters and a CF. other than that we are fine. what we get from mccann makes up for the power we lose at 1B.

I would have liked or us to have kept salty and then we could move mccann to 1B now and trade kochman for a CF.

we have the infield set... francouer will either be traded or the RF, we have blanco/diaz in LF we need a CF... im not sure what all these holes people are taling about... the reason we sucked was NOT hitting it was pitching

[HoustonGM]

Alzheimer's ? LOL it was Post #29 in this thread but no big deal !

I know what I said. I didn't say that he WON'T. I said that he doesn't want to. He did originally say that he wouldn't, but has since made it more "gray."

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stori...420020/?padres

At season's end, Peavy said he would not accept a trade to the American League. Asked recently if that is still true, Peavy said he didn't “want to get into any speculation” on trade scenarios.

His agent, Barry Axelrod, acknowledged that the American League isn't Peavy's first choice.

“Jake has a strong preference to stay in the National League,” Axelrod said. “It is hypothetical, but Jake, by any measure, has had a great deal of success in the National League. He has a comfort level with knowing how to approach hitters here.”

[Jeffy25]

From the cards website


I read that Jake Peavy is in play and he would waive his no-trade clause to certain National League cities, St. Louis being one of them. Any chance ownership would open the purse strings and go after him? If so, what are the chances the Cards could sign him? Also, who would the Padres want -- or more importantly, who would the Cards be willing to offer?
-- Mike S., Columbia, Mo.

There have been a lot of Peavy trade talks, and rumors say that the Cardinals are on his list of desired destinations. The Padres are apparently looking for two pitching prospects and a near Major League-ready center fielder. I've always been against trading Colby Rasmus, but Peavy's no ordinary pitcher, and he's under contract well below market value for the next four or five years, I believe. Do you think the Cardinals will try to acquire him?
-- Ethan L., Chesterfield, Mo.

I have heard the rumors about the Cardinals possibly trading for Peavy and Khalil Greene. I was curious what you think the chance is that the Cards make the move, and who would the Padres be looking for in a deal like this?
-- Eric H., Columbia, Mo.

First, it's not a matter of signing him, and that's a huge part of the appeal of Peavy. He's signed through 2012, with a large club option for '13. He would have to waive his no-trade clause, but according to many outlets, he would do so in order to come to certain cities -- including St. Louis.

The Cardinals have no choice but to kick the tires and find out exactly what it's going to take. Any deal likely starts with Rasmus, and likely would include other players as well -- perhaps a starter like Jess Todd and a reliever like Jason Motte. I'm not saying those guys have necessarily been discussed, but that's the kind of package you're looking at. It's a lot.

Then there's Greene, who is an interesting factor in the whole deal. If the Padres are looking to unload him, it might help St. Louis -- since the Cardinals don't have a shortstop for 2009, and since before '08 Greene was a pretty good player -- especially in the field.

[FRENCHREDSOX]

From the cards website


I read that Jake Peavy is in play and he would waive his no-trade clause to certain National League cities, St. Louis being one of them. Any chance ownership would open the purse strings and go after him? If so, what are the chances the Cards could sign him? Also, who would the Padres want -- or more importantly, who would the Cards be willing to offer?
-- Mike S., Columbia, Mo.

There have been a lot of Peavy trade talks, and rumors say that the Cardinals are on his list of desired destinations. The Padres are apparently looking for two pitching prospects and a near Major League-ready center fielder. I've always been against trading Colby Rasmus, but Peavy's no ordinary pitcher, and he's under contract well below market value for the next four or five years, I believe. Do you think the Cardinals will try to acquire him?
-- Ethan L., Chesterfield, Mo.

I have heard the rumors about the Cardinals possibly trading for Peavy and Khalil Greene. I was curious what you think the chance is that the Cards make the move, and who would the Padres be looking for in a deal like this?
-- Eric H., Columbia, Mo.

First, it's not a matter of signing him, and that's a huge part of the appeal of Peavy. He's signed through 2012, with a large club option for '13. He would have to waive his no-trade clause, but according to many outlets, he would do so in order to come to certain cities -- including St. Louis.

The Cardinals have no choice but to kick the tires and find out exactly what it's going to take. Any deal likely starts with Rasmus, and likely would include other players as well -- perhaps a starter like Jess Todd and a reliever like Jason Motte. I'm not saying those guys have necessarily been discussed, but that's the kind of package you're looking at. It's a lot.

Then there's Greene, who is an interesting factor in the whole deal. If the Padres are looking to unload him, it might help St. Louis -- since the Cardinals don't have a shortstop for 2009, and since before '08 Greene was a pretty good player -- especially in the field.

I am sorry but you keep coming back to the same deal ie Rasmus/Todd & Motte.THAT is pure "BS" - Towers doesn't want or need RPs or even a 23 year old SP with 4 games above AA & a 3.97 ERA in AAA!

He wants at LEAST 1 SP ready to play now + a SS or CF AAA level+ & 2 prospects graded B+ or above (ie LaPorta level)