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GOUSA9
Hell yeah bring Peavy back. Numbers will get better coming back to Petco.
JeD242
Peavy back to add depth and help with youngsters
marmaduke
Exactly. An extra coach for the younger pitchers on the team. And he could only help pitching staff.
SixFlagsMagicPadres
Peavey will bring in his CY Young award to the clubhouse and let all the young guys touch it while saying, “If you try your best, you could have one of these someday…”
kpowellmets16
Yeah cause at and t is such a hitters park
A'sfaninUK
Can Preller fill an entire 1-5 starting rotation within a week?
lesterdnightfly
Yes, but they’ll all be number-5 starters.
YourDaddy
Preller isn’t looking to fill our entire rotation with free agents. He started the offseason looking for 2 or 3 FA that could eat innings so the young guys can work into making 30+ starts. Right now only Perdomo has 145+ IP as a starter, so it will take some time for them to build up to that. These kids also need vets to show them how to go about their day to day preparation and how to compete when you don’t have your best stuff. I would be happy if they stopped where they are, but since Peavy isn’t going to throw more than 100-110 innings no matter what and doesn’t go past 5 innings in a game, he won’t block the development of any of the kids. Not so sure he has the stuff to compete anymore, but we really just need guys to eat up some innings.
altuve2017mvp
He’ll bring hoffman back while ur at it
Chefno2
Back when that Peavy/Richard trade occurred I never would have thought Padres would have come out with the edge based solely on Clayton Richard. Aaron Poreda was the “big piece” of that trade and he only ended up throwing 2.1 MLB Innings for SD. Have to love to chaos of trades.
alexgordonbeckham
If there was an edge, it wasn’t a very big one. As a Sox fan, in retrospect it didn’t really hurt them at all. Peavy had that freak injury where no other pitcher at the time suffered that type of injury but overall he was just kind of alright. Everyone they gave up never really panned out besides a season or two of Richard.
Dock_Elvis
Yeah, kind of a nowhere trade. I recall the question marks by Sox fans because they shipped Poreda and Peavy was a massive contract for an absolute question mark. This is one of the spots that the White Sox medical staff and Don Cooper earned their solid rep. Peavy has gone on to almost a decade of a second career mostly as a solid #3 on contenders and an exceptional gamer.
comebacktrail28
You kidding the Sox lost this trade because without Peavy I wouldn’t have to watch the 275pd Linebacker play RF who can’t pull a ball ………. Little Miggy
Dock_Elvis
Without Little Miggy….Fielder doesnt get shipped to Texas either. That guy has had somw impact even if its not on the field.
jordanjee
Yes! The Pad’s could have Peavy, and then add Weaver to their rotation. Two pitchers who were once dominant and are now firey competitors lobbing meatballs. I’d love to see both of them in SD next year!
stryk3istrukuout
Firing competitors lobbing meatballs… Well said.
jordanjee
I’ve been a longtime fan of both pitchers. What I mean is: “firey competitors”—both Peavy and Weaver are well known for being intense competitors. They will often be seen exiting an inning ending strike out by yelling to themselves. “lobbing meatballs”—their decline in velocity over the last several years speaks for itself. However, both can locate (at least Weave can) their fastball/meatball with the best of them. Both would be an asset to any clubhouse, albeit a 5th spot in the rotation or a long-reliever out of the ‘pen.
MafiaBass
It’s fiery. Not trying to be a jerk. That’s one that is spelled strangely.
I liked the description. I wouldn’t mind one of then coming to Pittsburgh. I’m a Red Sox guy but live close to the Pirates.
jordanjee
Thanks MafiaBass. I appreciate you clarifying and adding your disclaimer about not being a jerk. I think people often neglect to realize that tone doesn’t translate in the realm of message boards. I did think it looked strange the way I spelled it, but got lazy and didn’t check.
Pittsburgh is one of the locations I’d enjoy seeing Weaver land. I’m on the west coast and don’t know that ballpark too well; whether or not it fares better for hitters or pitchers. That might be an interesting situation. I know it’s likely the least possible situation, but I’d hate to see Weaver in a Sox uniform! Thanks for commenting.
stryk3istrukuout
oh, you didn’t have to explain yourself. I knew what you meant. I just thought it sounded cool. I meant to type fiery, not firing, as well.
davidcoonce74
This is probably the most likely signing of the whole winter. Peavy taking his farewell tour with the Padres. He’s not really any good anymore but if he can soak up ~150 or so innings for a few million bucks it will be fine. This Padres team is going to be really really bad.
jonnyblah
I’d be impressed if he were able to go that many innings next year. That said, I’d love to see the guy have a great year.
YourDaddy
Richard stayed in San Diego in the offseason and worked out at Petco with Hedges. I would say that he was the most likely signing of all.
comebacktrail28
I remember when White Sox made Trade he couldn’t stay healthy ……. Now he’s an innings Eater Who knew
SixFlagsMagicPadres
The Jake Peavey Farewell Tour will commence next season
Ironically Optimistic Padres Fan
Preller can instantly redeem himself in the fans eyes for medical report gate if he brings back Peavy! Give the fans what we want!!!!
Ironically Optimistic Padres Fan
It will spark so many more people to come back to the Padres who’ve lost interest in this team!
padreforlife
Spark nothing no one is running out to see over the hill Peavy pitch for 100 loss team unless it’s Dodger fans flooding Petco