Buzz: The Other Trade Market for Pitchers
In ESPN.com’s Rumor Central, Jayson Stark reports that, 
instead of pursuing Johan Santana, the Dodgers have turned their attention to Hiroki Kuroda, Joe Blanton and Dan Haren.
…the heavy buzz from the west coast has long favored the Dodgers and D’Backs, when it comes haren and blanton – with names such as Carlos Quentin and Matt Kemp repeatedly being mentioned…
In the New York Post, Mark Hale talks with A’s Assistant GM David Forst, who says his club has still yet to decide on whether to trade Blanton or Haren.
…as i wrote yesterday, there is more and more buzz out of Oakland suggesting that the A’s will not seriously field offers for haren until the Twins make a decision on Johan Santana…once santana is set, the A’s will first consider moving haren, but oakland may look to acquire a pitcher more like John Maine, instead of Mike Pelfrey or Aaron Heilman, because they want a semi-established, zero-to-three starting pitcher…if they get no movement on haren, oakland may next consider moving Joe Blanton, who is still arbitration eligible, and essentially the type of pitcher they hope to get, not trade away, in a deal for haren…
Contract extension talks between the Orioles and Erik Bedard stalled yesterday, explains Jeff Zrebiec in the Baltimore Sun, ‘increasing the likelihood that team officials will spend part of next week’s winter meetings contemplating trade offers for the ace left-hander.’
According to Zrebiec, the Mets recently offered a package of Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber and Aaron Heilman to get Bedard, but were turned down.
Similarly, in a recent update for FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes that the Padres have had internal discussions about trading this year’s Cy Young winner, Jake Peavy, ‘but the deal would need to be heavily weighted in their favor.’
According to Peavey’s agent, writes Rosenthal, the Padres and Peavy would like to agree on a long-term deal, but there is pressure to pay him along the lines of what CC Sabathia and John Santana may get, which is something the Padres have been historically unwilling to do.
