Yesterday the Chicago Cubs re-signed free agent pitcher Ryan Dempster to a four year deal. What's that got to do with the Braves, you might ask? The Cubs were the only other major player for Jake Peavy. The Cubs now will be bringing back their monster front four of Zambrano, Harden, Lilly and Dempster. Common sense says, you're rotation is amazing enough, keep the prospects and pass on Peavy.So where's that leave Padres GM Kevin Towers? Back on the phone with the Braves. The best offer they got was from Atlanta. Peavy's (most likely) preferred destination is Atlanta. He has to waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded anywhere, and with Peav saying that he'd like to stay in the National League, and with Atlanta being the closest team to his home in Alabama, its likely he would waive that clause to come to Atlanta. Peavy has also mentioned something about not wanting the team he's traded to to be screwed by dealing too many quality players to acquire him (in essence, dont trade me to a crap team). Again, thats the Braves. Atlanta GM Frank Wren has put his foot down on not trading top prospects Jason Heyward, Tommy Hanson, and Jordan Schaefer. Players all with the potential of being called up no later than 2010. And let's be honest, Charlie Morton, Jo-Jo Reyes, Blaine Boyer.. these guys were never in our plans for the future. If Schaefer pans out, we wouldn't have room for Gorkys Hernandez (who we stole from Detroit anyway). The only big time loss for us would be Yunel Escobar at short, and replacing him might mean dipping into the free agent pool (would we bring back Furcal or Renteria?). But if we land Jake Peavy... its more than worth it.
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