Braves are to get Peavy...

by sftxfan on Nov 17, 2008 3:42 PM CST Comment 25 comments

The Ticket is reporting that the Braves and Padres are about to get a deal done for Peavy. They are waiting on Peavy to get back from his vacation so he can officially waive is no trade clause.

Has anyone else heard this and if so does anyone know what players are involved?

I am going to be short of the 75 word limit so I am just going to ramble on like a little school girl and try to make it to the limit before I run out of breath.

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Huh

Everything I had been hearing suggested the Braves were out of it. There is no info up on gaslampball, but they seem more concerned about what Padres players have on their wedding registry than baseball sometimes.

Given that the Padres are my local team, I guess I want them to get a good return. Which would mean a Braves trade is preferable to a Cubs trade.

by JBImaknee on Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What does Peavy like about Atlanta?

their great, loyal fan base?

Jindal '12

by Longhorn on Nov 17, 2008 3:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

he's a Southern boy

and he likes to hit.

by JBImaknee on Nov 17, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tell him that we'll waive the right to a DH for him

by BuckyB on Nov 17, 2008 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He grew up very close to ATL.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
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by Rodney on Nov 17, 2008 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Strong organization?

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by philkid3 on Nov 17, 2008 7:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Link?

Sort of think this is bunk.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Nov 17, 2008 4:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I can't find anything on it

no one talking about it anywhere…

by JBImaknee on Nov 17, 2008 4:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well he said the Ticket is reporting it

so probably no link and a good chance this isn’t happening.

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by Gdawg on Nov 17, 2008 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Could be true, but

There is this

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3704339

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by Ed Coffin on Nov 17, 2008 4:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Norm was

going on about how does Peavy not have a cell phone so he can just call in and wiave the no trade clause from the outback or where ever he is vacationing.

I have not heard it talked again and seen it nowhere else.

by sftxfan on Nov 17, 2008 4:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

maybe it is because HE IS ON VACATION and doesnt want to be contacted

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Nov 17, 2008 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

effing norm (not stxfan)

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Nov 17, 2008 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Why is SD trading Peavy?

This backs up my point from last week about the club’s finances, from a BP chat:

Jim Clancy (Exhibition Stadium): Why are the Padres looking to deal Peavy again? Are they so far out of contention in the West that they invariably must cash in their biggest chip? Is the economic downturn (something I understand less than Mark Cuban does entering the MLB ownership club) putting the pinch on some teams more than others (e.g., the Pads and Peavy, the Sox and Swisher)?

Steven Goldman: Or it’s ownership’s divorce proceedings, which are literally tearing the club in half. Right now they’re trying to figure out who gets custody of Tony Gwynn

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Nov 17, 2008 4:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Women have no place in sports unless they are cheerleaders...

…said the sexist Padres fan.

by chrisR on Nov 17, 2008 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm always surprised when the Ticket scoops ESPN, Fox and "the papers" on stuff like this.

Guess those guys don’t have the network of sources that the Ticket does, though.

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by thedirkatron on Nov 17, 2008 7:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Scoops McCallahan

is an awesome bit. :)

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by ortonius on Nov 17, 2008 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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Fire Todd Dodge. Seriously. Back to Suckville with a loss to FLA ATL but whatever, SUCK IT WESTERN KENTUCKY! 1-9 baby!

by sprite on Nov 17, 2008 10:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Lefty

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by boomer1 on Nov 17, 2008 10:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

is that scoops callahan's irish cousin?

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by ivysafety39 on Nov 17, 2008 10:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Peavy

this entire situation will not end well for the Padres. Rosenthal’s article now essentially states that the Cubs are bidding against themselves. They have made a final offer, and the Padres are mulling over the players, but it sounds like a third team must come in to make this thing happen.

The Padres just picked the absolute worst time to trade Peavy. I cannot remember the last time there were this many solid pitchers available through free agency. I have serious doubts, should they actually trade Peavy this winter, that they get anything near what the Orioles got for Bedard or the A’s got for Haren.

It looks like this winter will represent a gross demarcation between the haves and have nots of baseball, and just when it seemed that the talent level in baseball was evening out…

by clark on Nov 17, 2008 10:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That's what a no trade clause

will do to your value.

by slimshadty12 on Nov 17, 2008 10:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

True that

They always come back to bite the team in the ass.

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Nov 17, 2008 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Padres are run by a bunch of morons

Anyone who thinks Hicks is a bad owner needs to look at San Diego for why the Rangers are not in bad shape. They chased Hoffman away when the GM still wanted to sign him! Yeah he’s old, but San Diegans are kind of weird fans – many people will boycott the team if Hoffman signs with someone like Arizona. I know of one guy who is going to cancel his season tickets if they trade Peavy – it doesn’t matter if they got Lincecum and Posey for him – he’s through.

by JBImaknee on Nov 18, 2008 9:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs