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Peavy may prefer Cubs

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Padres general manager Kevin Towers yesterday spoke more bearishly about the prospects of a Jake Peavy trade than he has since talks began three months ago. "Atlanta has a club policy that's been in place that no one will have full no-trade protection," he said. "I don't see them bending the rules for Jake. At this point in time, that's not going to happen unless Jake changes his position on that." Braves shortstop Yunel Escobar would be part of a Peavy deal and could end up at second base if the Padres keep shortstop Khalil Greene. Some close to Peavy have expressed doubt that he would OK a trade to Atlanta, saying he would prefer the Cubs. The Padres have discussed a 5-for-1 deal with the Cubs that would bring them several pitchers, including an Orioles pitcher, but Towers said the Cubs'recent signing of pitcher Ryan Dempster for $52 million might make it difficult for them to afford Peavy.

San Diego Union-Tribune

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December 3, 2008  08:51 AM ET

Dance, dance, dance. Just work the deal with Atlanta and be done with the other nonsense.

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December 3, 2008  09:23 AM ET
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I hope he goes to Atlanta.......Better the Cubs......Doubts there was even a deal going on with At and The Cubs...If there was it would have been done already.

Huh?????

December 3, 2008  09:33 AM ET

Here is a sad story about Blancos brother

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081202&content_id=3 698518&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

December 3, 2008  09:47 AM ET

Peavy reminds me of a young SlinkyRedFoot

December 3, 2008  09:59 AM ET

iiiiiii still dont understand you guys putting this stuff up..again nothing new, nothing interesting, just repeating urself for the good of..well..nothing

December 3, 2008  10:00 AM ET

i feel better off coming here and then finding that nothing is new than coming here EVERY DAMN DAY AND READING SOMETHING REPEATED!!

December 3, 2008  10:54 AM ET
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i feel better off coming here and then finding that nothing is new than coming here EVERY DAMN DAY AND READING SOMETHING REPEATED!!

WHAT????????????????

December 3, 2008  11:30 AM ET

ThTruth: its tough i know, but what he said is "He'd rather come here everyday and find no new stories, then to continue reading repeated ones"

December 3, 2008  11:47 AM ET
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ThTruth: its tough i know, but what he said is "He'd rather come here everyday and find no new stories, then to continue reading repeated ones"

Oh, um ok. Please tell Meteora that the George W. Bush Library is still taking applications for yokels.

December 3, 2008  01:55 PM ET

who'd the Cubs give up (and what do the Padres want) for Peavy?

December 3, 2008  02:02 PM ET
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who'd the Cubs give up (and what do the Padres want) for Peavy?

Cubs have not giving anything yet, there is talk of including the Orioles to get what the Padres want, I belive that they want a couple prospects, a major league ready pitcher and major league ready infielder, Pie and Marshall have been mentioned but I am not sure who else has been talked about

December 3, 2008  05:12 PM ET

This just adds to the soap opera that are the Chicago Cubs.
Once again they will have a stellar pitching staff but come the post-season the hitters will let those pitchers down.

See movie #1 - 2007 Playoffs v. ARZ D-Backs.
See the sequel - 2008 Playoffs v. LA Dodgers

Trilogy to be completed in 2009.

December 3, 2008  05:16 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

Dance, dance, dance. Just work the deal with Atlanta and be done with the other nonsense.

You would like that, would'nt you?

December 3, 2008  05:19 PM ET
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This just adds to the soap opera that are the Chicago Cubs.Once again they will have a stellar pitching staff but come the post-season the hitters will let those pitchers down.See movie #1 - 2007 Playoffs v. ARZ D-Backs.See the sequel - 2008 Playoffs v. LA DodgersTrilogy to be completed in 2009.

....and just how far has your team gone in the playoffs lately...and don't come out with "at least we won a whole game in the playoffs....troll!!

December 3, 2008  05:22 PM ET

My team went as far as the Cubs did in 2008...first round loss. Except we were knocked out by the World Series champs.

My post wasn't anything other than acknowledging the Cubs have a very good pitching rotation. It's the other 8 players that struggled. I wasn't bashing or anything like that...my MLB team is irrelevant in this T&R.

December 3, 2008  05:41 PM ET

If I had a dollar for every time SI put Peavy in a story, I could buy their website!

December 3, 2008  06:33 PM ET

Bottom line anybody, somebody got to get this thing rolling. so we stop hearing that cc is at the charger game looking for Plexico's gun or was that Kobe's

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