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Peavy NOT to Cubs
Written by Colin on December 11, 2008 – 4:13 pmWith Jake Peavy not going to the Cubs, do the Braves have a chance of landing him? That’d be nice, though improbable.
Imagine the rotation with me in your mind’s eye:
Peavy
Burnett
Jurrjens
Vazquez
Hanson/Morton/Campillo
Ok, so it won’t happen, but the main purpose of this blog was to let you know that Peavy is not in fact going to the Cubs. If the Braves fail to land Burnett, I think we’ll probably make another run at Peavy… If we don’t, we’re going to be in horrible shape this year – just imagine this:
Vazquez
Jurrjens
Campillo
Morton
Smoltz
Not a BAD rotation, but not very good. It’d need some help. Just as long as we never have to pencil in Jo-Jo Reyes or Chuck James as part of our planned rotation, I won’t be crying in a fetal position.
Here’s hoping we land Burnett. Word has it he won’t sign at the winter meetings, so don’t hold your breath. And also, let’s not give him too much money. We still need that power bat.
Other news: the Rule V draft happened today. I can’t really tell you what happened as I don’t see news about it in prominent places, and I’m currently unable to go digging. I’ll post something eventually, hopefully.
Tags: A.J. Burnett, Jake Peavy, Winter Meetings
Posted in General | 2 Comments »
By Joe on Dec 11, 2008 | Reply
Nothing of importance for the Braves in the Rule 5. We passed on our selections.
The Mets took Loadenthal from us in one of the minor league rounds, but it's not much of a loss.
By Jonathan on Dec 12, 2008 | Reply
From MLB.com:
"It's unlikely the Padres will revisit discussions with the Braves, a team they talked with for two months before Atlanta general manager Frank Wren moved on and traded with the White Sox for pitcher Javier Vazquez last week.
Because the Braves traded shortstop Brent Lillibridge in that deal, they no longer have any intention of dealing shortstop Yunel Escobar, who is considered one of the best shortstops in the National League.
Wren's current focus is free agent pitcher A.J. Burnett and he has said he won't begin a new pursuit of Peavy unless the Padres initiate the talks with the understanding that the Braves will not offer the package they did a month ago, when Escobar was in the deal. "
As much as we'd still love to see Peavy come to Atlanta, it just doesn't seem all that feasible.