San Diego Padres GM Kevin Towers has pretty much declared that a deal with either the Cubs, Dodgers or Braves will happen in the coming weeks. Towers says that said teams are the three of the seven potential teams that Jake Peavy would accept a trade to. He then went on to say that he is “down the road” in trade talks with two of those teams. Meanwhile, Towers just played a round of golf with Cubs GM Jim Hendry and followed it up a few days later with some QT at the bowling alley. Let us hope they shared a real vanilla Coke together, like I used to enjoy while at bowling class at NC State.
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ESPN’s Buster Olney is reporting that Jake Peavy gave the Padres an initial list of teams that he would prefer to be dealt to. Tops on the list seems to be Atlanta, who Olney thinks has the best shot of landing him. The Bravos think very highly of it’s current stable of prospects, and it will be interesting to see if they are willing to offer enough to snare Peavy.
The Cubs, Cardinals, Astros and Dodgers finish the list of teams on the table. It’s being reported that the Padres are also in talks with other teams, like the Yankees. It’s obvious that Peavy wants to stay in the NL, so things could get a little complicated if the Padres work out a deal with an AL team. With a full no trade clause in his contract, Peavy doesn’t have to go any where he does not want to. He deserves it, too. Peavy gave San Diego a huge hometown discount when he signed his contract extension a year ago. He would be a free agent right now had he not signed said extension. Brilliant move by Padres GM Kevin Towers. Give your ace an undervalued contract, and then trade him for a load of prospects after a year. It kind of makes him a dirt bag, but a smart one nonetheless.
To quote my boy Neetzi, I had the knee pads in full effect earlier this year for Clayton Kershaw. Clayton didn’t disappoint too much, as his second and third starts were a combined eight innings, two earned runs and seven Ks. Kershaw then went on to have a couple rough starts and did eventually get sent back down to the minors. Upon being called back up to pitch against the Rockies in Denver, Kershaw got rocked for 10 hits in three innings, while allowing five runs to cross the plate on his way to his third career loss.
Three starts later and Kershaw is a hot commodity once more. In his three starts since the debacle in Colorado, Clayton has worked 19 innings and allowed a single run to cross the plate. He has put up a 15:6 K:BB ratio over that time, and notched his first two wins in the process. Look for Clayton to continue to pitch at a high level the remainder of the year. Those of you who scooped him up when he came back will now reap the rewards. Kershaw should be owned in all leagues.
Wow. ManRam is officially a Los Angeles Dodger, and Jason Bay is a Boston Red Sox. The Pirates are getting pitchers Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen from the Red Sox, and three bagger Andy LaRoche as well as outfielder Bryan Morris from the Dodgers. That’s all I know so far.
In related news, Pat owes me something.
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