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No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:24pm — Cubnut

As reported in multiple places, including here, the Cubs are baling out on the Jake Peavy trade talks. Writes Ken Rosenthal:

The Cubs were frustrated by the Padres' attempts to seek five or six
players for Peavy with one team executive saying, "They're looking for
a Herschel Walker-type deal."

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Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:31pm — Paul Noce

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Good. The cost was just outrageous. How can the Pads expect such a huge return and have the other team pick up the entire $85 million? That's not how baseball has worked in recent years.

Hopefully this means we keep Derosa.

Can we package Theriot and Dempster to the Siberian Professional League for Miss Uglugchuk?

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:31pm — navigator

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

I bet Jake is peaved.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:15pm — Bigz

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

bravo

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:44pm — Brick

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

He's just showing off for USA Today.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:34pm — The Joe

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Good. Now we can stop hearing new rumors about it...but we probably still will.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:42pm — champsummers

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Soooo can we trade for Wood now?

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:46pm — rokfish

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

i would guess peavy is not to happy
the price may come down when towers
realizes he has a disgruntled player
also wonder what owner thinks about
still having that contract.

lets move on to right field
i want ibanez

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:55pm — Rob G.

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

you want to give up the Cubs 1st round draft pick for a 37-yr old outfielder?

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:25pm — jacos

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

This is all on Towers now, all Hendry has to do is wait.

He's in no rush.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 12:59pm — spongebob

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Does that mean we still can't trade Marquis! I think he'd still look better in another uniform!

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:01pm — Rob G.

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

sign Randy Johnson, move Marquis once all the FA starters are off the market and someone is left standing in that game of musical chairs without a pitcher.

They'll still have to eat a good chunk of it, but I think they'll be able to move him.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:11pm — 10man

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Randy Johnson looks just as good as anybody to me. At least Lou would get someone familiar who is a lefty to boot. Samardzija will have a mullet to look up to.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:16pm — Bigz

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

hahahahaha - you just got roberts'd

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:41pm — rob9999

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

"roberts'd" ... absolutely hilarious!!

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 2:48pm — crunch

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

we have a winrar!

Fri, 12/12/2008 - 6:29am — 10man

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

somebody should make entries for all these terms on Wiklifield.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:25pm — Chifan

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

I would rather have Randy Johnson, Josh Vitters, Sean Marshall and the trade pieces of Felix Pie and Ronny Cedeno over Peavy anyway. I wonder if Jimbo now hits the trade market for a RF and use the FA money for Bradley or Ibanez to get Johnson and Trevor Hoffman. I wonder if the O's would do Pie for Scott? Given the volume allegeldly for Dero, Jimbo should put him on the block and see what he can get.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 3:43pm — Dr. aaron b

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Jeremy Hermida should be the target. Maybe some combination of

Kevin Gregg
Felix Pie
Jose Ceda
Ronny Cedeno
Jose Ascainio
Mitch Adkins

Can get it done. He is left handed. And under club control for 3 more years.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 4:06pm — Newport

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Maybe we could trade Gregg for Ceda, that would be sweet.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:28pm — Hagsag

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Now go get Brian Roberts.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:33pm — The Real Neal

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Well, I'm relieved.

I like the Bradley, Johnson, Hoffman suggestion.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:35pm — Mister Whipple

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Would it have been amazing to have the rotation of Peavy, Z, Dempster, Harden and TL? Of course. Does not trading away everyone and their Johann's mother for this deal and pursuing Randy Johnson make more sense. Yes, I think it does.

On another note, I'm wondering when the last person posts a 3/44 "Peavy deal is off" post.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:50pm — Timmer

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Maybe Hendry was surprised by the interest that DeRosa generated and he realized he could improve the team even more.

So instead of Hoffman, how about a leadoff man joining Bradley and Johnson?

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 2:06pm — Rob G.

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

I wrote this in another thread, but just a thought...

a Chone Figgins for Mark DeRosa trade would make a lot of sense...


I'd rather keep DeRosa probably, but if the goal is more LH bats and a
little more "athletic", not to mention a potential leadoff hitter, it's
not too bad.

Angels were said to be wanting more power from the third base spot,
although they should just give the job to Brandon Wood then. I also
think they'd want more than just DeRosa. I think last year they said
they would want Aramis Ramirez for Figgins, so yeah, they're a bit
delusional.

 

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 3:11pm — Chifan

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

After watching Marmol crap out in June, I want more protection than Kevin Gregg if that happens again if he is the closer. Plus we have a leadoff guy on this team already that Lou wont hit there and two if Fontenot is upgraded to an everyday player if they trade Dero.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 3:20pm — Rob G.

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

in what type of baseball is Mike Fontenot considered a leadoff hitter?

I am still curious on why Lou thinks Theriot isn't one...the only things I can think of is his tendency to swing at the first pitch and/or he got fed up with him getting caught stealing last year.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 3:53pm — navigator

Re: am still curious on why Lou thinks Theriot isn't one

Lou explained, if obliquely, that Theriot fits in at #2 because he hits behind the runner and is a "good enough" base runner that the #3 gets fastballs.

I think the "good enough" comment says it all.

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 1:51pm — spongebob

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Ibanez talks heating up and likely going to the Phils as per ESPN?

Let's get Abreu or Bradley! Wonder what the contract will be for? 2-18?

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 2:09pm — Rob G.

Re: No Peavy Deal for Cubs

Angels trying to swoop in...

http://hotstove.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/12/angel...

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 2:10pm — jacos

Nice goatee, eh?

Clement signs minor league deal with Toronto.

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