Thursday Night, October 17, 2008
How about… Jake Peavy?
Over at MLB Trade Rumors, there are talks about
Jake Peavy being available in a trade. My
initial thought is that the Twins would likely not be involved in that
discussion. However, it could make sense.
According to the latest note, “The Padres want two
young pitchers and a near MLB-ready center fielder in return.”
OK, if that is the going rate for a Cy
Young caliber starting pitcher who has four years and $56 million left on his
contract (very reasonable!), I would absolutely make an offer.
“Two Young Pitchers” – What does that mean? Would Glen Perkins and Nick Blackburn suffice? Would you deal both of them in a trade that
brought back Peavy? How about one of them along with (Anthony Swarzak,
Kevin Mulvey,
Brian Duensing)
and (Boof Bonser or Philip Humber)?
Now the second part is a “Near MLB-ready center fielder.”
Does that mean Denard Span or Carlos Gomez? Would you deal either of them in a package to bring
back Peavy? Gomez patrolling center field in Petco would be pretty incredible! But if it’s “near
MLB-ready” could that mean Jason Pridie? Could it mean Dustin Martin? What are your thoughts?
How about this… Twins send Nick Blackburn, Anthony Swarzak,
Kevin Mulvey
and Carlos Gomez to the Padres for Jake Peavy
and Khalil Greene?
What about Glen
Perkins, Anthony Swarzak,
Boof Bonser, Jason Pridie
and Ben Revere for Peavy and Greene? Am I crazy?
If that is truly what the Padres are looking for, I think
that the Twins would be wise to at least investigate and make an offer. We are
talking about one of the top handful of pitchers in baseball, a guy who would
be signed for four more years. I think it’s worth trying.
A rotation that includes a top four of Jake Peavy, Francisco Liriano, Scott Baker and Kevin Slowey sounds like a team that could win a lot of
games!
Any thoughts?
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