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Buzz: Mike Jacobs, Peavy Talks, Tex and CC

by Matthew Cerrone on October 30th, 2008 at 11:55 am

The Kansas City Star and MLB.com report that the Marlins are close to trading 1B Mike Jacobs to the Royals for pitching prospect Leo Nunez.

Update12:40 pm

According to the Kansas City Star, the deal is official, the Marlins have acquired Leo Nunez.

Cubs 1B Derrek Lee has a no-trade clause and is not likely to be traded, suggests a reporter for the Daily Herald in Chicago.

According to FoxSports.com, the Padres and Braves are at an impasse regarding Jake Peavy, since San Diego is seeking five players from Atlanta.

Also, Rosenthal lists the Yankees, Angels and Red Sox, not the Mets, as potential suitors for free-agent Mark Teixeira.

Lastly, though the Brewers may offer CC Sabathia a four-year, $100 million contract, Rosenthal expects him to be offered more from the Yankees, Angels and Dodgers.

if i had a dollar for every person in baseball who has told me the Yankees intend to do everything possible to acquire sabathia, i could retire…seriously, it seems to a popular idea that they’ll try to blow him over with years and money…that said, if he wants to pitch on the west coast, like so many people think, i’m not sure how they compete with that – unless of course he’s just using that to get the Yankees to over-play their hand