 It looks like the Jake Peavy era in Atlanta may have to wait, yet again. It appears that Padres GM Kevin Towers does not like the progress made in talks with the Braves, or the Cubs for that matter. This is getting ridiculous. Almost as ridiculous as Padres Fan, who thinks the Braves offer of Yunel Escobar, Gorks Hernandez, Charlie Morton and Blaine Boyer/Jeff Locke is ...
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According to CBS Sportsline’s Scott Miller, the Braves and Padres are about to finalize a deal that will send the 2007 NL Cy Young winner to Atlanta. It looks like the holdup was getting a fourth player added to the deal, and hammering out the Hernandez/Flowers issue that arose the last day or so (the Pads turned their eyes to Flowers, who responded by cranking three homeruns yeste...
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It is looking more and more like Jake Peavy will be traded to the Braves at any moment. According to MLB.com, the Braves feel good about their offer for Peavy, but are getting increasingly frustrated with the Padres and GM Kevin Towers. When it is all said and done, it looks like Atlanta will be sending SS Yunel Escobar, OF Gorkys Hernandez or OF Jordan Schafer,...
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The Cub’s rookie catcher Geovany Soto fell one vote short of being a unanimous selection like our boy Longo. Cincy’s Joey Votto came in second, and Atlanta’s Jair Jurrjens came in third.
Our friends at Rotoworld point out an interesting caveat in the voting. Edinson Volquez received three second place votes? Um, he was not a rookie this year?...
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No big surprise here, as anyone who follows this crappy blog knows that we are big fans of Evan Longoria. The White Sox’ Alexei Ramirez came in second place, with Boston’s Jacoby Ellsbury coming in third....
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According to The Journal News’ Peter Abraham, Jake Peavy has already been told that he will be traded. San Diego Padres GM Kevin Towers was quoted as saying “that train has left the station” to a small group of writers earlier today. He revealed that there are three teams in the mix, all in the National League (see the Braves, Cardinals, and Cubs), and that a multi-team deal could be a...
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