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 Lately there have been many more rumors floating around about Jake Peavy. The latest rumors have him going to the Brewers or the Cubs. There is an article on each senerio in the read more.
Brewers Article
Don't be surprised if the Milwaukee Brewers jump in at some point.
It was obvious by what the Sox put on the table that the Padres are looking for good, young pitchers in any deal for Peavy. Clayton Richard and Aaron Poreda, the top young pitchers in Chicago's system, were in the four-player package offered to San Diego.
That would seem to count out the Brewers, who have no pitching prospects to trade at the top of their farm system.
But, as suitors fall by the wayside because of Peavy's no-trade rights, the cost eventually could come down. Peavy backed the Padres farther into a corner by vetoing the White Sox trade and making it clear he prefers to stay in the National League.
That's where the Brewers might make their second bold move in two seasons. Peavy certainly would bend their finances, with an $11 million salary in 2009 and $52 million remaining on his deal over the next three years (including a buyout for 2013).
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/45872627.html
Cubs article
"I'm drained now," he said. "But you get excited to pitch. We take care of our bodies and do what we need to do. Right now, I just take a deep breath and get ready for the Arizona Diamondbacks."
Pitching against one of the two teams he prefers to play for if he gets traded added another wrinkle to the Peavy saga. He rejected a trade to the White Sox on Thursday, but may still be in the Cubs plans if something happens with the ownership transition by the end of July.
"I had a warm reception in Chicago and I certainly appreciated that," Peavy aid of the Padres recent ttrip to Wrigley Field. "There are certainly Cubs fans everywhere, and I've heard from a couple of them here in San Diego, and some tonight."
Is this all behind him now?
"I'm being as professional as I can about it," he said. "Just going to get ready to pitch Wednesday night in Arizona, and cross those bridges when, and if, we get there. The biggest part is I don't want to be a distraction for this team. We're starting to get back on the right track, and I'm a member of this team right now."
After the game, Cubs manager Lou Piniella lamented about the trade that never came to fruition.
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/05/peavy-lauds-cubs-fans-and-sox-organization.html
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