MLB Trade Rumor: Jake Peavy Traded To Chicago

by faketeams on May 21, 2009 9:37 AM EDT in Baseball

San Diego Padres' ace Jake Peavy is rumored to be on his way to the south side of Chicago pending his agreement to waive his no trade clause. In return, the Padres will receive four players headed by pitchers Clayton Richard and Aaron Poreda and two PTBNLs.

My reaction is meh. The Padres are in need of middle infield and outfield help. If one of the PTBNLs is 2B/SS Gordham Beckham then I love the deal. Given Beckham is inelgible to be traded sooner than one year after being drafted, this is the thread to which Padres' fans will cling because the two pitchers are not going to change the offensive dynamic of the team.

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Would you like the trade for the Padres if Gordham Beckham were included in it?

Yes. Then it wouldn't look like such a dump trade

63 votes

No. Peavy is a proven ace and should get a package that include more than one highly regarded prospect.

34 votes

97 votes | Poll has closed

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gfys

beckham is going nowhere

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

Acronyms

That isn’t nice. I can’t imagine he would be going anywhere, but a package led by Richard and Poreda doesn’t excite. Worse, it wouldn’t provide any fantasy value on the San Diego side unless Beckham went.

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by faketeams on May 21, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions

you're right..

it wasn’t nice and i apologize…but i almost choked on my egg sandwich even thinking about gordon beckham getting traded to the NL. Think if you went to a fantasy web site and saw rumors of Wieters to the Mets…

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

speaking of prospects

i bet in the next day or so there is a Kazmir to DL, Price called up announcement…just a hunch

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

I can’t imagine the White Sox dealing Beckham. The next best hitter in the system may be Brandon Allen, a power hitting 1B, and the Pads already have one blocked at AAA by Adrian Gonzalez.

I wouldn’t be surprised if at least one of the PTBNLs is a 2008 draftee, though.

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by faketeams on May 21, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions

I like it

For my fantasy team.

by Woogie526 on May 21, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

From Will Carroll Tweeting

injuryexpert: Hearing those Sox-Peavy rumors are very real. KWilliams is aggressive. Poreda +2 or 3 is the return.

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by faketeams on May 21, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

how much in FAAB does Peavy go for?

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 10:24 AM EDT reply actions

Williams

he must be taking on Peavy’s salary if he isn’t giving up much.

FAAB-$50 maybe??

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on May 21, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

A bit different...

…in AL as we can bid on call-ups and guys on the wire, not just cross overs. Two teams have 50 and cap space and need pitching so he should go for 50 but on never knows…

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

ohhh

that is different. I guess they get a LT contract also? or no.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on May 21, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes

Any bid 11 or over is a contract. Considering Hughes went for 25 and Scott Podsednik went for 30…it is pretty safe to say Peavy gets a contract…he’s a hit at 50

by DB11 on May 21, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions