Peavy Talk

[sleepyhead]

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Let me just say that I don't like it.
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You don't like a deal that would involve getting Peavy and giving up Marshall, Hart, Vitters and Cedeno? Seriously? None of those names give me even a second of pause in that deal.
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Seriously.
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I'm with those who aren't a huge fan of this. One of the many reasons we were so great last year was our outstanding depth. We had 25 guys that could step in at any point and help this team win. Losing Marshall and Cedeno (and possibly Hart) really hurts that depth, for another starting pitcher that will eventually push someone like Lilly into the pen in the playoffs. I wouldn't complain or be upset if we got Peavy by any means, but I think it could possibly come back to bite us a little if we lose a lot of the depth. Starting pitching is probably the last thing on my list of things that need improvement.
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I would argue that we wouldn't be trading anyone that had a substantial impact on our team, even from a depth perspective. Cedeno had a couple good weeks early on, Marshall was a decent long man, Hart was not good.

We're talking about Jake Fucking Peavy vs. 4 guys who won't have more than a marginal impact on the 2009 team. I just don't get it.