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Starting Pitcher: Phillies, 3rd Team in Peavy Talks

by Matthew Cerrone on December 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm

According to Ken Rosenthal, of FoxSports.com, the Phillies are working with the Cubs and Padres, in an effort to get Jake Peavy to Chicago.

“The Padres like some of the Phillies young minor-league pitchers,” Rosenthal explains, citing major-league sources, “but the talks are only in the preliminary stages.”

Rosenthal believes the Cubs tried to push Jason Marquis to Philadelphia, ‘but received only lukewarm interest.’

Speaking of starting pitchers…

Rosenthal also reports the Red Sox were simply doing their ‘due diligence,’ when they met today with CC Sabathia.

Lastly, Ben Sheets met with the Yankees and Rangers today, acclording to T.R. Sullivan at MLB.com.