Despite what Lou Piniella told the beat writers last weekend, the Cubs are in hot pursuit of Jake Peavy. Barry Rozner wrote a story earlier this week that said the deal was still alive and well. Late last night this Tim Brown from Yahoo! Sports reports Kevin Towers may have found the third team needed to pull of this deal:
Jake Peavy could be a little closer to being traded and the Chicago Cubs could be a little closer to getting him.
San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers said Wednesday night he might have identified a third team that would facilitate sending the standout pitcher to the Cubs, who don’t possess the depth in prospects or big league-ready talent to meet the Padres’ asking price.
Earlier this week Maddog at ACB gave a good recap of the ongoing situation and how little what Piniella said mattered:
When a player of Jake Peavy’s caliber becomes available, teams are always interested. That’s a simple fact. It was reported last week that the Cubs had to wait until December 1st to make further moves because of the ownership situation. It could be that the new owners cut payroll. They might keep it the same. They will probably raise it though. And if they do, assuming the Cubs can unload Marquis’ salary, the Cubs are definitely going to be interested in Jake Peavy. Frankly, I shouldn’t even have to say this. It’s common fucking sense. Jake Peavy is going to be traded. He wants desperately to be traded to the Cubs. He will come at a discount. Lou says they don’t need pitching and some morons believe he’s not posturing and that Kevin Towers is. Truly amazing how dumb some people are.
I can’t sum it up any better. If you can add a pitcher like Peavy, you have to listen. If you can do it at a discount, count your lucky stars and get the deal done. The beat goes on…
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