MLB Trade Rumors: Did Jake Peavy's Chance To Become A Yankee Just Improve?

by faketeams on Oct 28, 2008 1:00 PM EDT in Baseball Comment 6 comments

The New York Yankees just got some positive news from Jake Peavy's agent. In the midst of speaking about the big payday C.C. Sabathia is about the receive, Peavy's agent Barry Axelrod said this:

“It's not that far of a stretch to say this is a free-agent situation, and, if there is a guy like Sabathia out there, we would have to look at what any given team is going to pay Sabathia, because he and Jake won the Cy Young award in the same year, and we're going to put Jake on the same plane as this guy.”
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“Jake signed an under-market deal with San Diego because he wanted to stay in San Diego. It was worth it for Jake to take less.”

That smells a lot like negotiating an extension as a condition of waiving Peavy's no-trade clause, doesn't it?

Assuming this benefits the Yankees to the exclusion of other deep-pocketed clubs is somewhat presumptious, but the Yankees do have a middle infielder with legitmate offensive skills in Robinson Cano, a CF to spare in Brett Gardner or Melky Cabrera and a major-league ready starting pitcher like Ian Kennedy that would be very attractive to the Padres.

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Axelrod

he’s taking lessons from Scott Boras I see. I can see the Dodgers getting involved, but I am leery of his injury this season leading to more time on the DL in the future. Does he get CC money? so, he won’t be traded before CC signs his contract. Concievably, if CC doesn’t sign till Christmas-which I doubt he will take that long-Peavy isn’t traded till January. MLB.com lead one to beleive he would be traded by now.

raygu

by raygu on Oct 28, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

and Olney agrees with me

Eric (Atlanta): Hey Buster, Yunel Escobar and Jordan Schafer for Peavy? I think the Braves will probably pass. The only question I have, would they really be willing to overpay to bring in someone like A.J. Burnett or Oliver Perez? They haven’t spent big money on a free agent since 1998(Brian Jordan- 5 years and 40 million).

Buster Olney: (1:23 PM ET ) Eric — I think Schaefer has to be in the deal, for the Padres — or Hernandez or Hanson or Heyward — to trade Peavy to Atlanta. Unless Schaefer or Hernandez is involved, it looks like the Padres and Braves might agree to disagree, and the Padres will look for a deal elsewhere, like from the Dodgers.

Sal (Brea, CA): Buster, Would the Padres really consider trading Peavy to their arch rival Dodgers? If so, what do you think it would take to get him?

Buster Olney: (1:39 PM ET ) Sal: Yes, I think they would consider it, but it would have to hurt for the Dodgers — the Padres would have to get either Billingsley or Kershaw, in all likelihood. If you’re going to get Peavy — whether you ar the Dodgers or the Braves or the Cubs — the deal has gotta hurt, in some way. He’s too good for it to be any other way.

and his thoughts on what it would take……

Mike (Lake Forest, CA): If you ran the Dodgers do you even consider trading Billingsley or Kershaw? Billingsley is already almost as good as Peavy (minus the two NLCS games) and Kersahw has all the tools to be one of the best lefties in the league shortly.

Buster Olney: (1:48 PM ET ) Mike: Here’s one way I might think about it — First, if I harbored any doubts about either guy, whether as an injury risk or for other concerns, and perhaps as part of a larger plan — in other words, if you get Peavy, you get a below-market star who can lead your staff, at a time when you’re probably going to lose Derek Lowe. Because you save money there, you might be in a better position to re-sign Furcal or Manny, or do whatever else you want to do. But if you think those guys are both rising superstars, then no, you probably don’t make the deal. It all depends on how they feel about them internally.

I hope they keep Billz and Kershaw and deal McDonald in a package.

raygu

by raygu on Oct 28, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kershaw and Billz

Unless there is something about the youngster that worries the Dodgers more than Peavy’s DL stint, neither is going to San Diego. If I’m the Dodgers, I see 3 years and $52MM and immediately think, “Jason Schmidt”

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by faketeams on Oct 28, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

good analogy….CC….maybe a different story…..

raygu

by raygu on Oct 28, 2008 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hold Up

You aren’t actually suggesting that a package of Cano, Melky or Gardner and Ian Kennedy would be enough to trade for Jake Peavy are you? Gardner is a 4th OF at best. Melky is not much better, not to mention that Cano is about to start getting expensive after next year. Kennedy might be interesting in that pitchers park, but not that interesting.

I think you might want to start by adding Austin Jackson to your deal, because I don’t see how the Yankees can trade for Peavy without actually giving up something of value in return.

If I’m Kevin Towers I hang up the phone when you offer me Cano and the pupu platter. I think if the Braves or Dodgers really want him there is no way the Yankees can outbid them. The cupboard is still too bare.

Same guy, new name.

by stillredsoxfan on Oct 29, 2008 2:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cano

…is cost controlled for the next three seasons. Certainly, there will be some haggling. The point being the Yankees do have what the Padres want and at a price the Yankees could afford.

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by faketeams on Oct 29, 2008 6:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs