Jake Peavy to the Southsiders? [Latest: Peavy vetoed the deal]

[crackley]

Just reported on ESPN, they are saying its official.

 

Edit: Changed thread title to show uncertain nature of the situation. --cc

[Menotti80]

at least it's not the northsiders...

[sargennm]

Or the Cardinals, Mets, Phillies or any other NL playoff contender.

[jjfanec]

I have not seen anywhere that this is a done deal it is still waiting for Peavy's approval. I would think this is something that should be on the rumors board until then.

[TheCrew07]

This pleases me on a variety of different levels... most of which the Peavy thread in the transaction forum can die if this true.

[pebadger]

Other than him ending up on a team that the Brewers wouldn't face at all in interleague play, that may be the best possble outcome from Milwaukee's point of view.

[MillerParkSouth]

hopefully we miss him when we play the Sox in interleague. it'll be interesting to see how he fairs moving from Petco to the Cell.

[Nader Raider Tim]

The real question is how high does Peavys ERA go now that he isn't pitching half of his starts in an extremely hitter friendly ballpark, and he has to deal with the DH. Does Peavy regress into a 3.75 - 4.00 ERA pitcher? His career Home era is 2.8 and away is 3.8.

[bball123h]

PENDING APPROVAL FROM PEAVY - SI.COM

[JoeHova]

This seems premature. There have been many guys who have turned down deals when they have no trade clauses, including a Padre last season (Brian Giles, apparently San Diego is a nice place to live). I hope it happens, I enjoy trades, but I'm not sure it will.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Haha to the Cubs fans if this goes through. Don't stop believing though!

 

Peavy going to the Brewers was a pipe dream anyways so this is a nice consolation prize if Peavy gives his rubber stamp.

[Brian the Automator]

Why empty the farm system for Peavy? He's going to the AL and swinging the pendulum from a pitcher's park to a hitter's park. He's an upgrade, but I think fans are going to be disappointed.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

I agree that the White Sox overpaid big time. Kenny Williams is probably looking for ticket sales/revenue and sees that the AL Central is wide open this year because none of the teams are separating themselves from the rest of the division. It could take the White Sox to the playoffs as they are 5.5 games out, but I still agree that it really mortgages the future and the switch to the AL is at least .25 ERA if not worse on Peavy's projections.

[wisconsinfan47]

It's gonna take more than Peavy to turn the Sox rotation around. Sans Buerhle that rotation has been gawdawful.

 

We knew Peavy was getting moved. So glad its to an AL team.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Isn't he buddies with Linebrink? Maybe that and a little extra dough gets him over the hump.

 

Very good outcome for the Brewers. The Cubs may have the dough, but their lack of prospects really hurts their ability to make a deal.

[RU Rah Rah]

Excellent news. Best of luck in the AL, Jake....

[TooLiveBrew]

Very good outcome for the Brewers. The Cubs may have the dough, but their lack of prospects really hurts their ability to make a deal.

 

Yeah, this was really a good thread to see. And, while I was relatively confident that the Cubs didn't have the firepower to land Peavy, as others have already mentioned am I glad to see he didn't wind up with the Mets, or Phils, or Cards, or Dodgers, etc.

[BrewCrewRising]

Why empty the farm system for Peavy? He's going to the AL and swinging the pendulum from a pitcher's park to a hitter's park. He's an upgrade, but I think fans are going to be disappointed.

 

Empty the farm system of what? Players? To Kenny Williams they are not players. They are Kenny Dollars.

 

Kenny Williams is not happy making a trade unless it's a huge trade. Padres want prospects and Kenny will throw them all at San Diego if it means getting that big player.

[Oldcity]

A bit surprising the White Sox didn't need to give up Gordon Beckham. Depending on the other two players aside from Richard and Poreda, it might not be too bad.

[homer]

This is not a done deal. Peavy still has to approve. He talked with Linebrink last night about the situation in Sox land (i.e. is Ozzie really insane?)

[jjfanec]

A bit surprising the White Sox didn't need to give up Gordan Beckham. Depending on the other two players aside from Richard and Poreda, it might not be too bad.

Could they even trade Beckham right now? Wasn't he was drafted last year? Obviously, reports are saying he is not part of this deal but he would have to be a PTBNL in the deal.

[TooLiveBrew]

To me at least, it seems ESPN has really been jumping the gun on reporting trades/transactions this past year or two even moreso than is normal for that conglomerate. I can't remember precisely, but there was a rumor of a coach taking a job (iirc the U of AZ hoops gig... maybe Tim Floyd?). The coach had apparently traveled to the campus of said 'new' job, and ESPN busted out, reporting that this was a done deal, complete with 'expert analysis' on the move.

 

The next day, after it became abundantly clear that the visiting coach had done just that -- visited -- and not actually taken the job, ESPN didn't even retract their incorrect report. It was framed in this manner: '[Coach] pulls a 180, changes mind & stays put'... when it clearly was 'Shoddy reporting makes network look bad once again'

[SeriesFinale]

The Brewers aren't gonna overpay for him

The Cubs don't get him (and their fans have to watch him pitch for their in-town rival)

He's in the AL

 

Yeah, outside the Brewers getting him in a steal, this worked out as well as it could've in my opinion

[Oldcity]

No they couldn't name Beckham right now, but like you said he could be a PTBNL. But Gammons' report said he wasn't included, so I assume that's correct.

[crewcrazy]

A bit surprising the White Sox didn't need to give up Gordan Beckham. Depending on the other two players aside from Richard and Poreda, it might not be too bad.

Could they even trade Beckham right now? Wasn't he was drafted last year? Obviously, reports are saying he is not part of this deal but he would have to be a PTBNL in the deal.

You're right...Beckham was drafted last year, so the only way he'd be in the deal is as a PTBNL. It doesn't look like he'd be in the deal, anyway...Beckham's been pegged as their shortstop of the future since the day he was drafted, and may be a rare prospect that Kenny Williams doesn't find expendable.

 

It does look like Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard would be part of the deal if it goes through, though. According to MLBTradeRumors, there are reports saying that two other pitchers will be involved. Yahoo says that Chicago's not offering any position players -- purely a four pitcher for one swap.

 

Poreda was their first round pick two years ago and is already pitching very well in AA. He's a 6'6" 240 pound lefty that can touch the high 90s with his fastball...definitely sounds like a hoss. Richard's a pretty decent guy to have in your system, too, although he doesn't seem to have overpowering stuff.