The thing is Peavy is SUPPOSE to be cheap this year but yet when we go after Furcal also that will be CLOSE to $20 million. Why not go after another good pitcher if we will spend that money AND keep Escobar. In my opinion Escobar and a good pitcher that would cost close to $20 million would be just as good as Peavy and Furcal especially since Furcal will want a 3 year deal more than likely and then when Peavy’s salary starts goin up in 2010 then it will be MORE than $20 million for Peavy and Furcal. And Furcal is already losing a step he will lose that much more in the future. I like Peavy also but trading Escobar and replacin him with an expensive veteran is not the thing to do because most people say Peavys contract is cheap this year. True but not when have to get an expensive SS along with Peavy. We should just go into free agency and get our players SINCE we have the cash.

that if the trade doesn’t get made before free agency starts that this trade could get put on the back burner. I really don’t think it will hold up free agency and if in the first week the Braves are able to sign two starting pitchers the Padres might be screwed on making this trade. There’s a thin line between waiting for the best deal to come up and waiting to long and Towers is getting very close to crossing it.

peavy refusing to be traded for escobar? was he just blowing smoke up our asses?

I for one hope that Wren sticks to his guns or even pulls some pieces off the table. I would still like to have Peavey, but I don’t want the Braves to be gouged to make it happen. The deal now is already too much when you take in Peavey’s contract.

1. We would have no shot with CC. He’ll either take the most money which will be the Yankees or he’ll stay at home somewhere in California. No one else need offer.

2. Can not see us spending 15 mil a year on Furcal. I think someone’s sources are out to lunch on this one.

I think one of the things that everyone is missing is that this trade is the closest we can get to a “sure thing.” I know that sounds insane but just think. We are still the frontrunners on this deal. We have the pieces to pull it off, whether or not it’s too much is debateable. But if we do just give up and let this deal go, we’re taking a pretty big risk in relying on the free agent market. So many teams are desperate for pitching that none of the free agents are gonna come cheap. So you just have to ask yourself: Would you rather be the leader in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes where you will be giving up a couple of good players and prospects or do you wanna enter a bidding war with at least 6-7 other teams on these free agent pitchers?

(I honestly don’t know what we should do at this point but I’m scared we’ll rely on the free agents and come away with basically nothing)