Braves GM: Burnett, but not Peavy, on radar

2008-12-04T21:57:42-05:00

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2008-12-04T21:57:42-05:00

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bravesfan424

Suwanee 625707

9 Yeah good luck Towers in getting anything close to what the Braves offered you. You overplayed your hand and now will try to salvage some crumbs from the Cubs. hahaha couldn't have said it any better myself. Kevin Towers is an idiot. I'm made that it's doubtful that we're gonna get Jake Peavy but on the bright side hopefully we'll be seeing A.J. Burnett in the Braves future. 3543896

2008-12-04T15:18:28-05:00

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BravesandCards

Atlanta 599388

8 Peavy is a good pitcher... personally, I think the Braves already have way to many 3 and 4 starting pitchers and really need an ace (not Burnett) before they can start winning again. And it wasn't Towers who screwed the deal, it was the Braves not giving Peavy a no-trade clause. JON HEYMAN SUCKS!!! 3539417

2008-12-04T14:37:53-05:00

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AngryFan

Fort Worth 284219

7 F Peavy...The Padres obviously didn't know there were more pitchers out there we could get. I hope the can't trade Peavy, and he stays. Towers is either an idiot or has a mancrush on Peavy. 3538634

2008-12-04T14:01:27-05:00

Brave Soul

Canoga Park 624205

6 Padres have too many cooks in the kitchen and tried to get way too much for Peavy who is an okay guy out of Petco. Get greedy, get burned. As for the Braves, I'd prefer they signed Jon Garland. 3537956

2008-12-04T13:49:48-05:00

bruinhater

North Little Rock 625083

5 Burnett is not a Maryland native. He is from Little Rock, AR. His wife is from New England and he played his AA ball in Portland. Check your sources next time. 3537864

2008-12-03T20:19:05-05:00

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EastCoastKeith

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Yeah good luck Towers in getting anything close to what the Braves offered you. You overplayed your hand and now will try to salvage some crumbs from the Cubs.

3 As a Padres fan, sadly, I agree with your comment completely. My assumption is Peavy will be traded to the Yankees around Christmas in an out-of-nowhere deal for Hughes and Kennedy in what will be a highly unfair and uneven trade, meaning someone finally gets the better of a deal with Kevin Towers. I'm sick about this. 3529586

2008-12-04T00:14:59-05:00

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48fan

Stockbridge 88503

As a Padres fan, sadly, I agree with your comment completely. My assumption is Peavy will be traded to the Yankees around Christmas in an out-of-nowhere deal for Hughes and Kennedy in what will be a highly unfair and uneven trade, meaning someone finally gets the better of a deal with Kevin Towers. I'm sick about this.

4 I would assume the Yankees will try for Peavy if they strike out with all the FA's. I doubt that they would give up Hughes. 3531362

2008-12-03T17:10:43-05:00

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48fan

Stockbridge 88503

1 Yeah good luck Towers in getting anything close to what the Braves offered you. You overplayed your hand and now will try to salvage some crumbs from the Cubs. 3527358

2008-12-03T20:19:05-05:00

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EastCoastKeith

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Yeah good luck Towers in getting anything close to what the Braves offered you. You overplayed your hand and now will try to salvage some crumbs from the Cubs.

2008-12-03T19:18:04-05:00

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runningman53

Alabaster 623601

2 burnette deal sounds great, but iy remain to be seen if atlanta signs him..... 3528868

2008-12-03T17:10:43-05:00

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48fan

Stockbridge 88503

1 Yeah good luck Towers in getting anything close to what the Braves offered you. You overplayed your hand and now will try to salvage some crumbs from the Cubs. 3527358

<p>Fresh off his acquisition of solid veteran starting pitcher <strong>Javier Vazquez</strong> to bolster the Braves' rotation, GM Fran Wren said in an interview with SI.com they are in the mix for free agent pitcher <strong>A.J. Burnett</strong> but suggested that previous trade target <strong>Jake Peavy</strong> is not on their radar now.</p> <div>Wren, who picked up Vazquez and reliever <strong>Boone Logan</strong> for four prospects (catcher <strong>Tyler Flowers</strong>, third baseman <strong>Jon Gilmore</strong>, pitcher <strong>Santos Rodriguez</strong> and infielder <strong>Brent Lillibridge</strong>) in a deal that will be completed after physicals are taken, declined to say whether the Braves might be willing to stretch to a fifth year for Burnett but made clear his interest in the talented righthander remains high. There was some talk in baseball circles Tuesday night that the Braves are one team that may be considering a fifth year.</div> <div>Burnett's agent, <strong>Darek Braunecker</strong>, said by email that Burnett will have at least one five-year option if he wants it, though Braunecker declined to say which team or teams is offering five years. The Yankees appear reluctant to give Burnett a fifth year, the incumbent Jays have said they intend to stick with a four-year offer and the Red Sox's reported interest appears overblown. Burnett, a Maryland native, is also being pursued by the Orioles and Nationals, his two local teams.</div> <div>Meanwhile, Wren agreed that their pursuit of Peavy is "pretty much'' over. The Padres had hoped to do a deal with Atlanta at one time, but their GM <strong>Kevin Towers</strong> has said in recent interviews that their current focus is on the Cubs.</div> 28622 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084