Comments on: Padres, Cubs close to deal for Jake Peavy http://prosportsbeat.com/padres-cubs-close-to-deal-for-jake-peavy/ Keeping you up to date on the latest sports! Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:58:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Todd Kaufmann http://prosportsbeat.com/padres-cubs-close-to-deal-for-jake-peavy/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Todd Kaufmann Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:10:52 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=137#comment-322 Kyle, the Cubs are trying to dump Jason Marquis' contract but I think that's the one thing holding this deal up. The Cubs are trying to get the Padres to take Marquis in return, plus $4MM of his contract, but San Diego is refusing to do so. If you ask me, if the Padres agree to take Marquis, this deal gets done. Let's not beat around the bush, the Padres are getting the best end of this deal by far so I'm not surprised that Chicago is hesitant to pull the trigger. I think once the Cubs figure out who their new owner is going to be, we might see this deal come to fruition. Keep in mind, Padres' GM Kevin Towers is already on record as saying if they can't agree to a deal by the end of the day Friday, he'll pull it off the table. Kyle, the Cubs are trying to dump Jason Marquis’ contract but I think that’s the one thing holding this deal up. The Cubs are trying to get the Padres to take Marquis in return, plus $4MM of his contract, but San Diego is refusing to do so. If you ask me, if the Padres agree to take Marquis, this deal gets done.

Let’s not beat around the bush, the Padres are getting the best end of this deal by far so I’m not surprised that Chicago is hesitant to pull the trigger.

I think once the Cubs figure out who their new owner is going to be, we might see this deal come to fruition. Keep in mind, Padres’ GM Kevin Towers is already on record as saying if they can’t agree to a deal by the end of the day Friday, he’ll pull it off the table.

]]> By: Kyle Eslick http://prosportsbeat.com/padres-cubs-close-to-deal-for-jake-peavy/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Kyle Eslick Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:32:41 +0000 http://prosportsbeat.com/?p=137#comment-321 Sounds like the Cubs are denying this report, which doesn't surprise me. Their ownership just filed Bankruptcy, so how can they afford Peavy? That said, as a Cubs fan, I'm hoping they can get this deal done. That will be a mean lineup! Sounds like the Cubs are denying this report, which doesn’t surprise me. Their ownership just filed Bankruptcy, so how can they afford Peavy?

That said, as a Cubs fan, I’m hoping they can get this deal done. That will be a mean lineup!

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