The likelyhood of Peavy

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I don't think that any serious Padres fan would say, oh we're waving the white flag now that Peavy is being traded. They should have realized that when management traded away or let go of 2/3 of their roster and 60% of their payroll in the offseason. They know the team is already in rebuilding mode, so keeping one player who only plays every 5 days and paying him close to half of the team's payroll for the next 3-4 years is irresponsible management. If they can get 3-4 good prospects in return, they'd be stupid not to pull the trigger as it would speed up the rebuilding process and get fans back sooner rather than later. And the idea that keeping one star around for marketing purposes will somehow keep fans in the stands and maintain their loyalty is a bit of a stretch unless we're talking about the Cubs in the 80s and 90s, not SD during a horrible recession.