Jake Peavy traded this offseason?

[GiantsFanatic]

I was listening to Mike and Mike in the morning and they had Buster Olney on, he said that the Padres will be shopping Jake Peavy to cut payroll.

I understand they want to get something for him, pretty sure they will get a good deal for him, my only beef is that if they want to cut payroll, why sign him to an extension in the first place?

[NYgiantsfan5689]

Yankees should get on this. I would love Brian Cashman for ever and ever

[HollywoodLeo]

Mike and Mike are idiots.

The Padres are not going to trade Jake, and even if they were to it wouldn't be for the explicit purpose of cutting the payroll that's already pretty low.

Mike and Mike just see a small market team that didn't do so well and used that to draw the conclusion that they're going to cut payroll (regardless of where it's at as is) and used that as their basis for this "rumor".

The only way Jake goes anywhere this offseason is if someone offers a king's ransom in return.

Lowering the Padres' payroll is not a king's ransom.

[GiantsFanatic]

It wasn't Mike and Mike, it was Buster Olney on Mike and Mike who said it.

[HollywoodLeo]

my only beef is that if they want to cut payroll, why sign him to an extension in the first place?

Exactly.

It makes no sense at all.

Mike and Mike are morons.

[HollywoodLeo]

It wasn't Mike and Mike, it was Buster Olney on Mike and Mike who said it.

Ok, take my post, delete every part that says "mike and mike" and replace it with "Buster Olney"

You'll have to replace the pronouns (are) with the singular equivalents as well if you want it to be grammatically correct.

[HollywoodLeo]

This seems like one of those stupid rumors predicated on nothing but what someone thinks a team might do.

I doubt Olney actually talked to anyone here.

Why would the Padres trade Jake just to cut payroll?

[HollywoodLeo]

Yankees should get on this. I would love Brian Cashman for ever and ever

The only way the Yankees get Jake is if they send over Joba, Philip Hughes, Jose Tabata, and Austin Jackson

[GiantsFanatic]

Shit, Oakland got 6 players for Harren, I'm sure you guys can get more than that for Peavy.

[HollywoodLeo]

Shit, Oakland got 6 players for Harren, I'm sure you guys can get more than that for Peavy.

True.

Joba's a stud, but that's still just a start.

[Dry1313]

Tabata won't be a problem. He's on the Pirates.

We'll send Kennedy, Alan Horne, Brett Gardner and Dellin Betances

[NYgiantsfan5689]

HAHA Dry. I was actually just kidding around, I doubt the Yankees will go after Peavy considering his imminent huge asking price. They'd rather shell out the bucks for CC than shell out the prospects for Peavy.

[HollywoodLeo]

Tabata won't be a problem. He's on the Pirates.

That'll teach me to do a google search for "Top Yankees prospects" and not pay attention to the date of the site.

We'll send Kennedy, Alan Horne, Brett Gardner and Dellin Betances

Any deal that doesn't have Joba Chamberlain's name in it is an automatic no.

[padrefanforever]

This is the article with Towers that started this whole thing........read it and you'll understand that Olney is simply creating rumors where they don't actually exist........

Of course if you want to give up your entire blue chip farm system, along with 2 #2 type arms he'll listen and maybe strike a deal......nobody is totally safe

[HollywoodLeo]

So, apparently Olney thinks talking to other GMs to see his value equates to trading him to shred payroll.