Rosenthal's Latest: Burnett, Lowe, Peavy

Towers is going to say the Yankees can pull off a deal with Hughes regardless to maintain the perception that there is a market out there. I actually think the Yankees could pull off a deal without Hughes, but I assume it would be take quite a few highly touted prospects without him. Something along the lines of Jackson and 2 of the high upside arms below AA seems like it would be a starting point.

Creepy
This could b the Yankees starting rotation:
CC, Peavy, Lowe, Burnett, Wang

In theory, if Atl doesn't have to trade Hanson, we shouldn't have to trade Phil. same with Heyward and Jackson!?

but our lower minors, and best part of our farm, would get ravaged in a trade. Betances is our Brady Quinn. I don't want to see him go.

ArodMVP217,

Trying to compare Jackson to Heyward just makes you look like a typical Yankee fan that completely overvalues Yankee prospects in reference to those of other teams. Jackson just isn't on the same level as Heyward, which isn't a knock against him at all. Its just that Heyward is one of the top couple position prospects in all of baseball, while Jackson could be more accurately described as one of the top CF prospects in all of baseball. I'd peg Jackson's value as being similar to Jordan Schafer's. Schafer was more highly touted heading into the season and posted better numbers at the same level while being just 5 months older.

Suddenly a rotation of
C.C(28)
Wang(28)
Peavy(27)
Joba(23)
Hughes(22), doesn't look so far fetched. If Cash can get it done then he's created the next Yankee dynasty IMO.
The prospect of Jackson is alluring, and I have no doubt he will be a good player but outfielders are much more available in this league than goos starting pitching. Say what you want about Peavy leaving PETCO, but he makes a hell of a #3 pitcher.
I don't understand what the downside of giving him a 2 year extension is either(thats been stated as a possible holdup..right?), the guy will still be in his low 30's when his current contract ends. I think his arm problems stemmed from trying to do too much on a weak Padres team. He won't have to be no hero in NY.
Now is the time to take advantage IMO.

"Towers is screwed. should've accepted Escobar, Hernandez, Morton, Locke"

Once again, time will tell. At this early stage of the offseason, I'm still glad he didn't take it.

My guess is that the market for Peavy picks up again once CC signs with the Yankees and one of Lowe or Burnett is off the market. Teams will get desperate.

"Yeeeeeeep, Towers is starting to look desperate."

Can't say I agree with that statement. All it says is that even if NY makes Hughes completely off limits, they still have pieces to make things happen. It's called being a flexible negotiator with a team with whom Towers would gladly deal given that it's in the AL. Makes sense.

This whole Peavy thing is turning into the Santana thing last year.I Hope Towers does't over play his hand.

I think its a little misleading to quote the headline of a blog post, as opposed to the actual quote that blog post is based on. Axelrod said "there are probably 6-8 other teams [Peavy] would be willing to look at." Even the guy writing the blog admits he thinks Axelrod is posturing. I wouldn't put too much stock in that news.

Why would it scare teams? Zito's contract isn't a secret. If anything, comparing him to Zito gets the conversation started about how much better he is than Zito, and, you know, look what Zito got. blah blah blah

I'm sure he meant years as well, or it's a pointless comparison. Guaranteed money is guaranteed money.

tomfromsd,

If the Yankees don't sign their free agent targets, its likely because Atlanta or one of the LA teams got one of them, which just removes another team from the bidding.

I think the Dodgers priority is still resigning Manny or maybe going after Sabbathia. If they make either of those moves, I'm guessing they're out on Peavy.

The Angels probably need hitting more than pitching and their 1st priority has to be resigning Texeira. If they do that, I'm sure they're out on Peavy as well.

I can't imagine Peavy waiving his NTC to play for the Phillies. Obviously they meet the criteria of being a contender, but I think playing half his games at CBP would make Peavy hesitant to make the move there. The Phillies also still need a LF, probably more so than they need a starter.

The Reds have the same problem with their home ballpark, without having the advantage of being competitive. I seriously doubt Peavy would consider them.

I guess the Brewers could make some sense if Peavy is amenable.

I'm guessing he'd consider the Rays, but I can't imagine them dealing the young arms necessary and locking up a huge portion of their budget in Peavy when they already have an over-abundance of starters.

So if the Yanks get CC and Burnett/Lowe, the Dodgers resign Manny, and the Angels resign Tex, who exactly are the Braves bidding against?

"So if the Yanks get CC and Burnett/Lowe, the Dodgers resign Manny, and the Angels resign Tex, who exactly are the Braves bidding against? "

All I'm saying is that's a lot of if's...

The only circumstance that I'd trade Doc Hallday is for 3+ allstars
or
The whole Florida Marlins Team