The likelyhood of Peavy

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<!--quoteo(post=39380:date=May 22 2009, 07:24 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ May 22 2009, 07:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39378:date=May 22 2009, 08:16 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 22 2009, 08:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->good ol kenneth, trying to convince the world that peavy may reconsider.

1. they didn't guarantee that final year.
2. the white sox are not winning a championship any time soon. peavy knows this.
3. peavy prefers the national league.
4. peavy doesn't want to play for ozzie.
5. there is no hurry for peavy to make any kind of decision. there will be plenty of other teams ready to make a deal. all he has to do is wait for the right one.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I agree with everything you said except for #5. There are very few teams, if any, who are in a position to take on Peavy's remaining salary.
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And neither are the Sox. They'll never admit it, but I bet you that final option year was treated as a non-starter. I think Peavy would be willing to put that issue off into the future provided that he could be traded to a better team. It's his right, and I won't rip him for trying to hold out for the best situation. It's not like he's asking for money that isn't coming to him or making outlandish demands.