Starting Pitcher: Peavy adds Yanks and Angels
According to Jon Heyman in SI.com, Jake Peavy has told the Padres he is willing to accept a trade to the Yankees and Angels.
Of course, according to the New York Post, Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod, told reporters that he and his client have not said they will approve a deal to the Yankees and Angels.
Nevertheless, Heyman explains, Peavy would prefer to be traded to the Braves, Cubs, Dodgers, Cardinals or Astros.
“If we trade, it’s going to have to be a lot [in return],” Padres GM Kevin Towers told MLB.com, “it’s going to be significant.”
Steve in NC sent in an e-mail asking:
“If Peavy has added the Yankees, why not the Mets? Any ideas?”
…my hunch is that a) he knows the Mets have zero chance of acquiring him, as they just do not have the minor-league talent to pull off a deal, and b) he doesn’t really want to play for the Yankees, he wants to play for the Braves, and by publicly mentioning the Yankees and Angels, it may spook other teams to be more aggressive…
