Jake Peavy's Agent: Padres proposed trade

by jbox on Oct 15, 2008 9:06 PM PDT

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Jake Peavy did not go to the Padres and ask for a trade. The trade was proposed by the Padres. He was told by KT that it would be good for the club financially and Jake said there would be some circumstances where he would be willing to leave.
No matter what happens in his career San Diego is going to remain Jake Peavy's home.
It can be assumed that it hurt Jake Peavy's feelings when he was being told that the Padres wanted to shop Peavy around.
The Padres are making it known that they would be interested in making a deal if the terms are right. They are not just sitting around doing nothing. It is more active than just fielding phone calls.
Was Peavy surprised by this? You're never really surprised because they are making a business decision.
In the next few years Peavy's contract will become a large part of the payroll especially if the payroll continues to decrease.
It's only a possibility until it really happens. It would appear this trade will entail more than one guy. It becomes more probable as teams become more aggressive to get it done.
No discussion has taken place about the new club being forced to pick up Peavy's option.
Peavy and Axelrod talked about the teams where he would be willing to go in generalities. They won't go much beyond that until specifics arise.
It would take something pretty enticing to get Peavy to switch to the American League.
Axelrod represents Phil Nevin, Wally Joyner and Peavy. There is not a bad taste in Axelrod's mouth about the way his clients have been treated by the Padres. The Padres are always communicative. He doesn't always agree with their actions, but it is business.
Money is the reason why the Padres proposed this trade. In the next few years Peavy will be eating up a large portion of the team payroll.
If the Padres are looking for more than a quick fix than it wouldn't make sense for the Padres to keep him around and while he commands such a large salary.
The Padres have an M.O. of signing contracts with large backends (think Kim Kardashian), then they trade them before those amounts become due.
It's possible that the Padres may not like how vocal Peavy has been about his frustrations with the club and the direction it is going. "There are a lot of people that like Jake's outspokenness and there are a few that do not care for it so much." You'd have to ask Sandy, KT or Moores if Jake's malcontent is a reason for this trade.
Jake did not approach the Padres and tell them about his discontent. The idea came from the Padres to Jake. "If that's what you think is going to make the team better, if that's the direction you are going, if you think you will be in a 3-5 year rebuilding plan, then I will consider anything that you think will help the club."

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The Padres make me sick.

Some of the things that Jake Peavy says and does makes me sorta not like him sometimes but the things that he’s spoken out about have made sense. What more do the Padres want right now? To rebuild? Who exactly are they gonna rebuild with or around? Crappy guys from their horrible farm system? Are they gonna shop around Adrian too? The contract Jake signed last year was pretty cheap. I’m pretty confused as to where the Padres are going. I hope that Trevor comes back next season but why are the Padres gonna pick up Giles’ option for next year?

Life always goes on...even if you don't want it to

by TheVinylCrocodile on Oct 15, 2008 10:09 PM PDT 0 recs

ashamed

Jake Peavy did not go to the Padres and ask for a trade. The trade was proposed by the Padres. He was told by KT that it would be good for the club financially and Jake said there would be some circumstances where he would be willing to leave … Axelrod
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this is quite possibly my last straw with the padres. I love my padres, hell half my clothing has padres on it .. but they continue to break my heart time and time again, and i don’t think i can take it anymore.

Jake is once in a lifetime talent .. and this sad organization is going to trade him away for prospects, just so they can save a buck or two. and its not like they are running in the red either.

Its the same thing they did last year with Headley. Just tanked the season so they could save a buck or two.

I have spent countless megabytes defending this organization all around the internets .. I just don’t think i can do it anymore.

I am officially ashamed to call my self a padres fan.

go padres!

by wrveres on Oct 15, 2008 11:28 PM PDT 0 recs

Fire Sale Again

John Moores reminds me of the Werner group with one difference – HIS team is very healthy financially; very healthy. This owner has never been passionate about the team – it is always about bottom line. We are finally seeing his true colors. We built him the ballpark that he wanted( with lots of downtown real estate thrown in), we pack out the park with one of the best average attendancs in MLB, we buy his merchandise – and he keeps lowering the payroll. This guy stinks. If he isn’t going to have any passion about the team – sell it to someone who does. (Can we make Larry Lucchino part of the next ownership group again?)

by retrac55 on Oct 16, 2008 4:41 AM PDT 0 recs

Very very disappointed with both sides

This has become a case of he said, he said. KT says Jake gave them a list and said “See what you can work out” , Jake’s agent has said in the past that Jake wants to stay, but only if the focus is on getting to the post season. Axelrod says the Padres came to Jake and said basically that they can’t afford to pay $200 plus gas a month for a Ferrari because they’re trying to cut back, would he mind if they traded him for a bunch of Honda Fits in sporty colors. There is a disappointing lack of gives a rat’s ass on both sides here. One of my friends here has teased me several times over the last few years about the Padres trading Peavy away, and I’ve always felt secure in the knowledge that Jake was a franchise player, almost to the Trevor level of face of the Padres. Now my Padres world is crumbling. Dogs and cats are sleeping together. Oh, the humanity!

If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly

by Boilermaker19 on Oct 16, 2008 5:44 AM PDT 0 recs

Jake didn't ask for the trade

I can’t wait to hear the responses to that from Alderson and KT. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle, but I can’t see any way that this didn’t just get ugly.

by Winfield's Ghost on Oct 16, 2008 6:20 AM PDT 0 recs

sad face.

by pjbno4 on Oct 16, 2008 7:08 AM PDT 0 recs

Hasn't everyone

learned to take what Towers says with a grain (or whole shaker) of salt? The guy is a schemer and a trickster, and for Padres fans that is a good thing. Of course if you say Peavy is on the block you are going to start getting offers. This whole thing to me seems as likely a ploy to lure other teams into thinking the Padres are throwing in the flag and in disarray as it is an actual attempt to trade Peavy. And to be flat out honest, I wouldn’t be surprised if Peavy is an accomplice. The baseball season isn’t even over yet.

by osbug on Oct 16, 2008 7:35 AM PDT 0 recs

Everybody else has been given the option

If they don’t like it, they can take their ball and go play elsewhere.

Jake, here’s a hint…. be like Trevor.

Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by Axion on Oct 16, 2008 9:49 AM PDT 0 recs

Has this thing gotten overblown?

I mean KT for years have always said no player is “untouchable” and when ask about Peavy he may have said yes even Peavy. Peavy being a competitor may have taken it as an insult and may have told the Padres FO that he wanted them to field a better team next year. I am sure the FO kept to their philosphy and said they were not going to break the bank for Manny or C.C. but wanted to grow from within and add FA to fill in the gaps. Peavy probably told them if they can’t be competitive next year then shop him to a list. KT is not stupid and as most good GMs always say if you can get a conversation going even if someone is untouchable, you never say that at the beginning as you want the dialoge to go. I mean someone may call for Peavy, KT may say well that is not enough for a Cy Young winner, but that will net you an ace like Chris Young, etc. and pull the trigger on that.

I am sure if the Padres got something equivalent to the Haren or Santana deal, they probably should pull the trigger as I think both the Twins and A’s were the winners even thought the performance of both pitchers were outstanding. Multiple good players are better than 1 great player in Baseball. (unless its Babe Ruth, but for pitchers this is so true). Also only the Padres understand what type of wear is on Jake’s arm, they may be willing to sell high knowing he could be a house of cards.

I don’t want to see Jake go, having him pitch was the highlight of my week. And I tried to attend every home game he was at. (Same with CY). But making bold moves to get more ML level talent is what is needed from this franchise.

What I hate is this whole payroll is going to decrease as a season ticket holder this sucks. My family has had tickets since 1971 and in the last 3 years the increases have been the sharpest we have ever seen. I don’t understand what is going on. The last year in the Q, price per tickets were around $20 per seat (field level after season ticket discount), this year we are looking around $46 a ticket. I know payroll hasn’t gone up that much.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Oct 16, 2008 3:00 PM PDT 1 recs