BoSox after Peavy?
December 18, 2008, 1:01 pmFrom Nick Cafardo (B. Globe):
The Red Sox have “some” interest in Jake Peavy, but as of a few days ago the teams had not entertained any substantive trade talks as Padres GM Kevin Towers knew that Boston was not on Peavy’s wish list. But now that talks with Atlanta and the Cubs have broken down, Towers needs a new team to deal with and the 27-year-old Peavy, according to his agent, Barry Axelrod, probably would OK a deal to Boston. But if there’s a Teixeira splash, the Red Sox might not have the money to entertain it.
I used to tell my buddy that Peavy made sense for the Red Sox, given the young arms that they have in addition to Jacoby Ellsbury (since the Padres were looking for pitching and a CF). However, I doubt the Red Sox would get into a Peavy trade unless they failed to sign Teixeira (who is holding up the free agent market) and then the Yankees signed him, which is unlikely.
(Thanks to MLBTR).
Wouldn’t it be great if they lost out on Tex, then traded for Peavy (which would cost Masterson and Ellsbury as a starting point), had to agree to pick up his option year at $22M, which guarantees Beckett is leaving at the end of his contract, then they found out Peavy is not so great when he doesn’t get to face the lite-hitting NL West teams in those giant parks.
We can all dream… Ha.