Padres Could Trade Peavy
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Coming off a 99-defeat season, Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said yesterday he considers no player “untouchable” and will find out the trade value of every player.
Towers, speaking recently, also said pitcher Jake Peavy will not be exempted from his offseason fact-finding mission and that he would be shirking his duties if he did not find out Peavy’s value on the trade market.
“Are we going to shop Jake Peavy? No,” said Towers last Wednesday. “It’s a time of year to gather information. If it’s something that makes sense, you’ve got to talk as an organization.”
Unless Towers gets dazzled, it appears Peavy, 27, will be with the club to open the 2009 season. But Peavy’s salary will jump from $11 million to $15 million in 2010, and the pitcher himself said he has pondered whether he could become too expensive for the Padres in, say, 2011, when his salary will be $16 million.
“If they think they need to get rid of me to make the team better, they might trade me,” Peavy said. “But I hope it doesn’t come to that.”
One potential catch: As part of the $52 million extension Peavy received last season from CEO Sandy Alderson and Towers, he also obtained full no-trade powers through 2010.
Peavy’s consent, therefore, would be needed for a trade to any of the other 29 clubs.
Full Story: San Diego Union-Tribune
