Peavy To Brewers Remains A Possibility

Peavy's contract is ok right now but it gets pretty rough in the comming years so this is a bold move for the Brewers. It could either be a really good move or it could crash and burn.

In my opinion, they might be better off just leaving it alone and trying to sign a top tier FA starter in the next couple of seasons.

Its a tough situation for the Brewers.

Of some possible interest/relevance, the Padres have won eight straight. Still a game below .500, and far behind LA, but good enough for second place in the NLW. Is it more difficult for them to deal away their best starting pitcher when they are at least theoretically competitive?

People all over everything have been saying that the Ricketts deal probably won't get done before Christmas, let alone by the trade deadline, so I really doubt the Cubs can make the trade this season.

Also there is no way prince gets traded in the next two years atleast as the Brewers have him under control for the next three years.

I really don't see the Brewers making a bid at a type A free agent because 1. they're expensive and 2. the Brewers tend to draft well, and don't want to lose the draft pick. If the Brewers had to pick one player to have, they'd pick Gallardo over Peavy if for nothing else the money, so Gallardo definatly will not be part of the deal.

The only way the Peavy to the Brewers trade gets done is if the friars are willing to take a bunch of non-elite Brewers prospects, because the Brewers are not trading Gamel or Escobar or any of their major league ready talent.

"Brewers could conceivably trade Prince Fielder to load up on prospects for a Peavy trade."

But could it also make more sense for The Brewers to trade Fielder for Matt Cain, who the Giants are considering trading for offense whose cheaper and they wont have to worry about him accepting the trade? Sounds like a perfect match to me.

I talked to Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus about the possibility of Peavy to the Brewers, and he had this to say:
"Maybe. They don’t have that many upper level pitchers. Hernan Iribarren…I’m hearing that Towers wants one guy who’s ready now. Dave Bush? Manny Parra? Let’s say Manny Parra, a pitcher, and Hernan Iribarren I don’t know if anybody gets excited about that. I don’t know who that other pitcher would be because there aren’t many upper-levels."
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-425-Chicago-White-Sox-Examiner~y2009m5d21-QA-with-Baseball-Prospectus-Will-Carroll-on-Jake-Peavy-and-the-White-Sox

Melvin blew his load on CC last year, so unless Towers is willing to settle for less it's not gonna happen. Fielder to the Padres??? Don't think so, he's owed $9 million and the Pads are trying to dump salary - not to mention that they already have a pretty decent guy at 1st.

Melvin should take a deep breath while Peavy is traded to the Cubs, then call Sabean and offer Fielder and Weeks for Cain. His next call should be to the former Brewers owner to get his permission to do this deal.

Has that idiot Kevin Towers even re-visited talks with Axelrod/Peavy to see what teams that little redneck would actually accept a trade to?

Jeffries,Parra, and Irabarran, would get it done I beleive, you have enough infield help coming up through pipelines to do it, Jeffries hasn't shown much, and Parra struggling to find plate. With Peavy, Yovi, and Bush, one heck of a trio for next three years heh? And just for sh*ts and giggles how about Fielder for Matt Cain also, this would be an amazing rotation.

How about Parra, Jeffress, and one of Scarpetta/Peralta?

Alot of medicore teams are streched thin. The empty seats are making it even tougher on them not to cut payroll. Come June alot of teams will be giving away players. Buyers should wait it out.

Dont forget some of the Padre connection in Milwaukee with Mike Cameron, Trevor Hoffman and Jody Guret. There probably emailing him and sayiing to come over to the Brewers.

Why would the Brewers trade Fielder and prospects for Peavy? That's a significant downgrade to the major and minor league team.

Also, why wouldn't the Brewers just take Buchholz in this deal?

The Brewers could get this done if they wanted. The Padres were willing to take a guy who's gonna be nothing more than a 5th starter, a future reliever and two other prospects from the sox. The Padres should have taken the Braves offer in the offseason. I hope the Brewers stand pat, lock up Gallardo in the next year or 2 like they've been looking into and see what becomes available for SP help. No way is it worth it if you have to part with Gamel or Alcides.