Owner: Peavy longshot for Astros

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Astros owner Drayton McLane said Friday the team is a long shot to land righthander Jake Peavy after receiving a "wild combination" in a list of players the San Diego Padres would accept in a potential trade. Peavy, the 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner, has a no-trade clause, but he has given the Padres a list of five teams to which he would accept trades. But McLane, who didn't divulge which players the Padres sought in return, said the Astros aren't in position to trade away multiple players for one player. Not a free agent.

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November 8, 2008 09:41 AM ET

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I think we pretty much all knew this one. Seeing as how Wade has basically screwed up the farm system for years to come, no one will be trading anything of value to the Astros for a while...

1chillyMNfan

Chilly, MN

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November 8, 2008 10:16 AM ET

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why would houston go after him?
no reason to blow up whatever you have left on the farm
when one player isn't gettig you to the promised land

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November 8, 2008 02:39 PM ET

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people talk a lot of **** about clemens but at least he gave us a chance in 05. its tough being an astros fan these days. i wish drayton would sell the team to someone who isnt a **** cheap skate

Friction Burns

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November 8, 2008 03:08 PM ET

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Count your blessings, Sunoco, you dont have Pohlad, the richest owner in all of sports refuse to bring his payroll BACK to $70 Mil and ask your fans to build you a stadium. You havent seen cheap yet.

DiaryofaTwinsFan

Bemidji , MN

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November 8, 2008 05:33 PM ET

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Originally posted 03:08 PM ET 11.08 by DiaryofaTwinsFan

Count your blessings, Sunoco, you dont have Pohlad, the richest owner in all of sports refuse to bring his payroll BACK to $70 Mil and ask your fans to build you a stadium. You havent seen cheap yet.

Ah, but the Twins do manage to put up a heck of a team for being so cheap. The Astros can't say as much. Pohlad is EXTREMELY cheap. That I don't disagree with. But he could almost be called 'frugal' for getting the most out of his money. Almost...

1chillyMNfan

Chilly, MN

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November 9, 2008 07:03 AM ET

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Originally posted 05:33 PM ET 11.08 by 1chillyMNfan

Ah, but the Twins do manage to put up a heck of a team for being so cheap. The Astros can't say as much. Pohlad is EXTREMELY cheap. That I don't disagree with. But he could almost be called 'frugal' for getting the most out of his money. Almost...

He gets results. Period. That's called being "fiscally responsible", cheap is when you don't make an attempt to get better when the coffers are filled. Let's hope our new President understands fiscal responsibility, I still need someone to explain to me how raising taxes is going to help Americans, but that's a debate for another day.