Cubs resuscitate trade talks with Peavy

2008-12-19T18:15:53-05:00

2008-12-08T01:44:11-05:00

2008-12-08T13:32:58-05:00

DieHard Skins Fan

Woodbridge 6094

22 What if the braves became the third team. Braves Get Rich Harden (Cubs) Jason Marquis + $4 million (Cubs) Flex Pie (Cubs) Padres Get Charlie Morton (Braves) Jo Jo Reyes (Braves) Sean Marshall (Cubs) Y. Escobar (Braves) Cubs Get Jake Peavey (Padres) 1 or 2 Padres Prospects What do you think? 3578969

2008-12-08T18:07:22-05:00

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bravesfan95

622316

What if the braves became the third team.Braves GetRich Harden (Cubs)Jason Marquis + $4 million (Cubs)Flex Pie (Cubs)Padres GetCharlie Morton (Braves)Jo Jo Reyes (Braves)Sean Marshall (Cubs)Y. Escobar (Braves)Cubs GetJake Peavey (Padres)1 or 2 Padres ProspectsWhat do you think?

26 Its possible but very unlikely. the braves have already said they wouldn't trade yunel escober. i do agree with either charlie morton or reyes. 3584242

2008-12-08T15:35:39-05:00

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MoosecallfortheHOF

Liverpool 616753

24 Tribune filing for bankruptcy should turn the Cubs into sellers of players. I should think that they won't be trading for Peavy. 3581321

2008-12-08T15:52:30-05:00

Pre

Jonesboro 629019

Tribune filing for bankruptcy should turn the Cubs into sellers of players. I should think that they won't be trading for Peavy.

25 The Cubs aren't a part of the filing. Besides, it wouldn't be hard to afford Peavy if we'd just trade Marquis, as there's only a million buck's difference in their contracts. Send some players like Marshall and Pie over with Marquis and it'd be a done deal. 3581726

2008-12-08T15:35:39-05:00

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MoosecallfortheHOF

Liverpool 616753

24 Tribune filing for bankruptcy should turn the Cubs into sellers of players. I should think that they won't be trading for Peavy. 3581321

2008-12-08T13:32:58-05:00

DieHard Skins Fan

Woodbridge 6094

2008-12-08T13:57:55-05:00

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2nd City Die Hard

Chicago 187322

23 Given what else the Cubs are trying to accomplish... like landing a left-handed bat... that seems like wildly overpaying. I think the deal could consist of something closer to Vitters, Marshall, Cedeno, + B lvl prospect for Peavy. Cedeno can play every day and be serviceable, Marshall would thrive in SD, and Vitters is a future 30+ HR guy at a corner... not a bad haul and it still leaves the Cubs with options. 3579442

2008-12-08T13:32:58-05:00

DieHard Skins Fan

Woodbridge 6094

2008-12-08T13:00:35-05:00

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2nd City Die Hard

Chicago 187322

21 The only way this deal makes sense is if the Cubs plan on spinning off Marquis, Harden, and possibly Lee and DeRosa in other deals. As cool as it would be it's kinda pointless if have Ted Lilly be your 5th starter. The Cubs need left-handed help in the middle of the line-up and the easiest place to get that would be 1B. It's NOT going to be Gonzalez, the Cubs barely have enough to land Peavy and they aren't moving Samardijza (he has a no-trade clause). 3578356

2008-12-08T02:27:00-05:00

CBillinger

San Diego 628580

1 As a Padres fan, I really don't want this process to drag out. If the Padres are so bent on gutting the team, throw in Adrian Gonzales to the Cubs as well. 3573177

2008-12-08T12:53:07-05:00

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Maddux

Chicago 33875

As a Padres fan, I really don't want this process to drag out. If the Padres are so bent on gutting the team, throw in Adrian Gonzales to the Cubs as well.

20 I would take that deal in a heartbeat...you can have a derek lee 3578244

2008-12-08T12:46:07-05:00

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MacGrand

Da-Burg 628835

19 You get a chance to acquire a talent like Jake Peavy only rarely ... (WITH a "reasonable" contract!) Like the Mets and Santana - CUBS - Don't screw this up! 3578124

2008-12-08T12:33:39-05:00

JohnPSI

Tampa 628838

18 If I were Jim Hendry, I'd take do the Peavy deal, send Marquis back (if they'd take him). Harden becomes a luxury at that point, one the Cubs don't need. Trade Rich Harden for a prospect or two to replenish the farm, or maybe for that elusive left handed bat (though I think Hoffpauer could handle the role). Why trade Harden? Because he is over rated. True, he's shut down when he's on, but that tends to be fleeting. More often, he taxes your bullpen by only going 5 innings. Peavy regularly goes deeper into games than Harden. Peavy is also under contract for 3 more seasons; Harden is attractive and easy to move (due 7mil in 09, then FA). So essentially a trade of Harden and/or Marquis for Peavy (however many teams/trades involved) would be a net gain for the Cubs. Even if they can't move Marquis, the rotation with Peavy in it (minus Harden) would STILL be better than the rotation we have now. And with all players under contract for a few years, ensures the Cubs would be competitive for years to come. 3577836

2008-12-08T12:18:37-05:00

robertsall

san marcos 162477

17 You guys are hilarious. I especially liked the person who said the Padres should also swap Gonzales for Lee and then they could trade Lee. LOL, I'm sure the Cubs would love that. Heck, the Padres would get more if the just traded Gonzales for prospects then they could if they got Lee for him and then tried to trade Lee for prospects. Besides, Gonzales is young with and they have contract control for years so why gift him to the Cubbies!! You guys are too much. Can???t you be baseball smart and Cub fans at the same time? Maybe the Padres can throw in some good weather too. Maybe they can throw in Tony Gwynn and a case of Slimfast!!! 3577538

<div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/jake.peavy.4.jpg" alt="Jake" width="298" height="450" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Jake Peavy is owed $11 million for next season.<br />Donald Miralle/Getty Images</div> </div> <p>LAS VEGAS -- The <strong>Jake Peavy</strong>-to-the-Cubs talk is back on again.</p> <p>While the trade discussion was characterized in this space several hours ago as being "not dead, but on life support," the condition of the talks has clearly been upgraded by tonight.</p> <p>If the Cubs do land Peavy, they've come from a long way back to get him.</p> <p>The Cubs were originally seen as a secondary possibility, behind the Braves, as a player for Peavy. And Cubs manager <strong>Lou Pineilla</strong> certainly didn't create a positive impression about the likelihood of a trade when he said the re-signing of <strong>Ryan Dempster</strong> made them feel comfortable about their rotation. Piniella even said his feeling about their starting staff by saying they were "all set" there.</p> <p>But perhaps Piniella wasn't completely in the loop on this one. The Cubs are clearly a team that doesn't quit when they want something of significant value.</p> <p>The Cubs are believed to have received the go-ahead to slightly increase their payroll, from $130 million to about $140 million, which could provide just enough room to add another big player, provided they can trade off a high-salaried piece or two, perhaps starting with pitcher <strong>Jason Marquis</strong>.</p> <p>It also appears that perhaps Padres general manager <strong>Kevin Towers</strong> envisions a way to do a deal now only with the Cubs. Previously, Towers had expressed the idea that he might need a third team to get involved, and at one point Baltimore was suggested.</p> <p>Plus, one potential hurdle probably won't be a hurdle at all in the Cubs' case. Peavy is very likely not to invoke his no-trade clause and accept a deal to Chicago without any significant reworking of his contract or other majors concessions.</p> <p>"That was one of the teams that was attractive for a variety of reasons,'' Peavy's agent <strong>Barry Axelrod</strong> said. "They do the things necessary to try to put a winning team out there year after year."</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084 30021 <div class="photo_container image_right"> <div class="photo"><img src="http://img.fannation.com/upload/si_blog_post_images/jake.peavy.4.jpg" alt="Jake" width="298" height="450" /></div> <div class="photo_attributes" style="text-align:right;">Jake Peavy is owed $11 million for next season.<br />Donald Miralle/Getty Images</div> </div> <p>LAS VEGAS -- The <strong>Jake Peavy</strong>-to-the-Cubs talk is back on again.</p> <p>While the trade discussion was characterized in this space several hours ago as being "not dead, but on life support," the condition of the talks has clearly been upgraded by tonight.</p> <p>If the Cubs do land Peavy, they've come from a long way back to get him.</p> <p>The Cubs were originally seen as a secondary possibility, behind the Braves, as a player for Peavy. And Cubs manager <strong>Lou Pineilla</strong> certainly didn't create a positive impression about the likelihood of a trade when he said the re-signing of <strong>Ryan Dempster</strong> made them feel comfortable about their rotation. Piniella even said his feeling about their starting staff by saying they were "all set" there.</p> <p>But perhaps Piniella wasn't completely in the loop on this one. The Cubs are clearly a team that doesn't quit when they want something of significant value.</p> <p>The Cubs are believed to have received the go-ahead to slightly increase their payroll, from $130 million to about $140 million, which could provide just enough room to add another big player, provided they can trade off a high-salaried piece or two, perhaps starting with pitcher <strong>Jason Marquis</strong>.</p> <p>It also appears that perhaps Padres general manager <strong>Kevin Towers</strong> envisions a way to do a deal now only with the Cubs. Previously, Towers had expressed the idea that he might need a third team to get involved, and at one point Baltimore was suggested.</p>