Rumor about Peavy

by Bravefan on Nov 16, 2006 1:04 AM EST

http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=ml-mlb&msg=62893.1&ctx=0

Jerry Crasnick on Espn Radio has just reported that The Padres are close to De\
aling both Peavy and Linebrink to Atlanta for Giles, Ramirez and Prospect Salt\
alamacchia.. He says JS and Kevein Towers arent done talking yet but we might \
see this happen the latest on friday.

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what a dumb move by the Padres

if this is true, which I doubt it is.

by Havok1517 on Nov 16, 2006 1:01 AM EST reply actions

the guy made it up

no way towers is that stupid.

by npurcell on Nov 16, 2006 1:02 AM EST reply actions

Damn

the only thing i can thing of is, how much is peavy making? i forget, has he hit arbitration years yet?

and i guess the padres must believe in cesar carillo. Horacio might be a decent pitcher too in this huge ballpark, but peavy is a stud #1 pitcher. And then they also give up one of the best relievers in baseball, linebrink. id say this is a questionable move by the padres and kevin towers IF true

Giants '08

by z4 landshark on Nov 16, 2006 1:20 AM EST reply actions

Peavy's contract

Peavy is signed through his arbitration years. He's inked for '07 & '08, and has a team option for '09.

There is no truth to this rumor. It's like the dozen e-mails a week I get from my friends who are fans of rival teams ... "Hey man, did you here the A's traded Marco Scutaro and minor-leaguers for Barry Bonds??!!" Crap like that.

by StickRat on Nov 16, 2006 2:04 AM EST up reply actions

Common sense...

sometimes you gotta have some and see thru message board rumors...

by natsfan2005 @ Minor League Ball on Nov 16, 2006 1:56 AM EST reply actions

word just in from sources in the land of rumoria

well, at least it's sourced. did crasnick really say that or not? if he did then it's not the internet's fault.

by wily mo on Nov 16, 2006 2:40 AM EST up reply actions

Weird

This would make more sense if the Padres weren't just getting one year of Giles (although I suppose they could negotiate a new contract as soon as they do the trade).

3 Years of Peavy + Linebrink for 1 Year of Giles, an oft injured starter (you are referring to Horacio and not Max, right?) and a top prospect?

The only way I think this makes sense if Peavy's shoulder is worse than people assume.

Also, interesting Peavy fact I was unaware of - apparently he's legally blind without contact lenses.

by sasquatch83 on Nov 16, 2006 9:58 AM EST reply actions

Oops

Sorry, I just remembered that Max was traded for Wickman (right?)

by sasquatch83 on Nov 16, 2006 10:03 AM EST up reply actions

re: trade

Yeah, Max Ramirez is gone. Horacio actually looked decent at times last year, so if Peavy's elbow thing is serious and HoRam turns into something, this could turn out to be a good trade for the Padres, even if Salty doesn't become an elite catcher.

With that said, I'm betting Peavy goes on to do very good things for the next three years, HoRam never becomes better than league average (although the park should help him out), and Salty... well, he's an enigma at this point. So I don't see this deal working at well for the Pads, which is why I doubt it'll happen.

However, I do see Giles and Linebrink switching teams soon. The Pads have added arms to their pen and cleared a spot at 2B in the past few weeks, so it seems like they're preparing for such a swap.

by mraver on Nov 16, 2006 11:38 AM EST up reply actions

If this is true...

then every other GM should have Towers on speed-dial to see how else they can fleece him.

by parrot11 on Nov 16, 2006 1:48 PM EST reply actions

Extremely dumb trade

Yeah, if the Pads make this trade, shame on them. To give up a legitimate #1/#2 starter who is relatively cheap PLUS a top notch setup man for a 2nd baseman coming off a bad year, an oft injured pitcher who has never shown consistency, and a catching prospect who crashed and burned in AA.... Bad trade.

by Lunkwill Fook on Nov 16, 2006 2:36 PM EST reply actions