Peavy to Cubs is no more
Posted by Todd KaufmannGeneral December 11th, 2008San Diego Padres’ GM Kevin Towers met with the media today and says the deal to send Jake Peavy to the Cubs is off.
According to Towers, Cubs’ GM Jim Hendry pulled the deal off the table and will move on. A few obstacles to this deal was how the Cubs were going to unload Jason Marquis and the numerous calls they received about the availability of 2nd baseman Mark DeRosa. Hendry had said before that they were not willing to trade DeRosa, but due to the number of phone calls from interested teams he’s received this week, he may have to re-think his position.
At this point, the Padres could rekindle talks with the New York Yankees, who were said to be interested, as well as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who really could put together the most attractive package for the Padres. Could they possible include names like Jared Weaver, Nick Adenhardt and Brandon Wood? Towers met again with team CEO Sandy Alderson as well as Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod, to discuss their position and if they are going to keep Peavy on the trading block or pull him off and start the 2009 season with him on their roster.
Other news…..
Speaking of the New York Yankees, they have apparently come to an agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers that sent Mike Cameron to the Yankees according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. Times. But another report from Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the possibility of a deal is “remote.” The Brewers were reportedly interested in Ian Kennedy and Melkly Cabrera.
Angels have offer out to Teixeira
According to Mike DiGiovanna of MLB.com, the Angels are reported to have offered a 7-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $160MM to 1st baseman Mark Teixeira.
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Comment by Kyle Eslick on December 12th, 2008:
Ugh, Peavy to the Yankees also? Meh.
From what I’ve heard, it sounds like possibly the Peavy deal was just pulled off the table temporarily due to budget concerns (Cubs switching ownership, current owners Bankrupt) and they couldn’t dump Marquis.
As for Teixeira, that is a huge contract. Is he that good? I mean 160 million good? He’s definitely an all-star, but I never thought of him in the A-Rod category.
Comment by Todd Kaufmann on December 12th, 2008:
Kyle…let’s cover Peavy first. The indications I got from people in San Diego were the Padres were asking way too much of the Cubs. San Diego had apparently given the Cubs a list of players they wanted in return and Chicago had to do the legwork with both Philadelphia and Baltimore to try and find those players. I do agree, however, that being unable to unload Jason Marquis was a big factor as well.
As for Teixeira, he’s a good offensive 1st baseman but I don’t see how anyone can offer this guy $160MM. If he gets that much, how much can a guy like Adrian Gonzalez get on teh free agent market, a guy who’s not only smooth offensively but he’s one of the best defensive 1st basemen in baseball. I wonder if he isn’t next on the trading block when he gets too expensive for San Diego to keep.