12-09-2008, 08:52 PM
This. must have been earlier in the day considering the report on Comcast.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Padres shot down a national report that they are targeting Phillies catcher Chris Coste as part of a Jake Peavy trade that would move Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa to the Phillies. Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, viewed as a potential No. 4 or 5 starter for 2009, is on the radar, along with a lower-level pitching prospect. The Padres are seeking young pitching from the Phillies as part of the many scenarios involving three or four teams in a trade that would place Jake Peavy with the Cubs.
Talked directly with the Cubs, who said today they are "going in a different direction" from the Peavy talks but the talks aren't dead.
As of this morning, the Cubs had pulled left-handed starter Sean Marshall from advanced trade talks, which pleased Cubs manger Lou Piniella. The Cubs want the Padres to instead take starting pitcher Jason Marquis. A major issue there is how much money the Cubs would eat. The Padres would need the Cubs to pay more than half of the $9.8 million due Marquis. Whether the Cubs can make a better side deal is part of the dynamics a making a trade fit. The Cubs also are talking to the agent of Randy Johnson. If they move Marquis and sign Johnson, they could pull the plug on the Peavy talks.
The Padres have asked for Cubs pitching prospect Angel Guzman, but Chicago's scouts are reluctant to move him, especially now that the right-hander is throwing 96 miles-per-hour in Venezuela.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Padres shot down a national report that they are targeting Phillies catcher Chris Coste as part of a Jake Peavy trade that would move Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa to the Phillies. Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, viewed as a potential No. 4 or 5 starter for 2009, is on the radar, along with a lower-level pitching prospect. The Padres are seeking young pitching from the Phillies as part of the many scenarios involving three or four teams in a trade that would place Jake Peavy with the Cubs.
Talked directly with the Cubs, who said today they are "going in a different direction" from the Peavy talks but the talks aren't dead.
As of this morning, the Cubs had pulled left-handed starter Sean Marshall from advanced trade talks, which pleased Cubs manger Lou Piniella. The Cubs want the Padres to instead take starting pitcher Jason Marquis. A major issue there is how much money the Cubs would eat. The Padres would need the Cubs to pay more than half of the $9.8 million due Marquis. Whether the Cubs can make a better side deal is part of the dynamics a making a trade fit. The Cubs also are talking to the agent of Randy Johnson. If they move Marquis and sign Johnson, they could pull the plug on the Peavy talks.
The Padres have asked for Cubs pitching prospect Angel Guzman, but Chicago's scouts are reluctant to move him, especially now that the right-hander is throwing 96 miles-per-hour in Venezuela.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->