Tony Gwynn talks about possible Peavy trade to the White Sox

by jbox on May 21, 2009 10:31 AM PDT Comment 8 comments

XX Sports Radio: Tony Gwynn Interview (MP3) by Scott and BR

"I just heard this about Peavy... ugh!"
"I guess it's in his hands, if he wants to stay he'll stay"
The White Sox may not be the team he wants to go to. The American League is definitely a hitters league with a DH and without an easy out. The White Sox are in the middle of the back in the AL Central.
"As bleak as people make it out to be, being here in San Diego, playing on the Padres...personally I just don't see it taking that long for things to turn around, to be honest. New ownership has taken over, the draft is coming up here in the next month. It's not going to take very long, to me it's not going to take very long and it may not be a place he wants to go."
At the time Beckham was thought to be in the deal for Peavy. Gwynn says that "that kid can play".
"For our sake I'd love to see Jake stay and wait it out and be part of something when it turns around. Then again it is sports so I'm going to sit back and wait."
Gwynn thinks since Giles isn't playing well and is old that Peavy is the only option to make a trade.
"As fans we're just sitting on the edge, we don't know which way this thing is going to go"
Gwynn can't blame Peavy if he feels that Chicago is a better fit for him than San Diego
Scott and BR think Giles contract is responsible for losing Hoffman and trading Peavy.

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this doesn't sound good

ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney talked to a talent evaluator for his opinion on two of the principals in the proposed Jake Peavy trade:

“[Aaron] Poreda, to me, has a plus fastball. But he’s got below-average command and off-speed stuff at this stage in his career. He is a good-looking prospect now, either for the bullpen or as a starter. [Clayton] Richards is a sinker-slider kind of guy, with good stuff. I’d project him as a middle-of-the-rotation or bottom-of-the-rotation kind of guy.”

poreda and gordon beckham works for me

This from a man who thinks the plural of goose is sheep.

by joereiter on May 21, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like Danny

Are we trading for a Daniel Cabrera type then?

by Baron Von Metzger on May 21, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't Do It Jake!

I’d hate to see it happen. Just when the Little Overachieving Engine That Could was starting get hot again. I also don’t think it would take too long to improve the organization (getting rid of Sandy alone will help!), provided new ownership is committed to it, and capable enough to get it done.

by MarshmeloMartinez on May 21, 2009 11:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Beckham

Infielder Gordon Beckham cannot be traded because his one-year anniversay as a professional player isn’t until August.

by Drama on May 21, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Olney himself mentioned that Beckham can be named as a PTBNL

by 'Eaters on May 21, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wild speculation here....

SI’s Jon Heyman says Peavy still prefers the West or Midwest and the NL. Heyman likes the Cubs or Brewers…..and MLB trade rumors just posted a link saying the Brewers are going to announce a deal within the hour.

I’m going to make something up: Is it possible the White Sox offer caused the Brewers to get in on Peavy? I’d love a bidding war of some kind….

by goose1 on May 21, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs