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Are you serious?!? Will the Jake Peavy saga ever end?!?
It all started when the San Diego Padres realized earlier this past offseason that they didn't have the money for their payroll to stay in contention for the upcoming 2009 season.
When they came to this notion they looked up and down their 2009 payroll of $43 million and saw Peavy who is set to make a lot of money of the next few years (Peavy is to earn $11 million this season, $15 million in 2010, $16 million in 2011, and $17 million in 2012.
The Padres have a $22 million option for 2013 with a $4 million buyout). This team clearly cannot afford to keep him. And Jake Peavy was the first one to request this last season. So, this makes sense...it benefits both parties.
Yet...nothing has happened thus far. There were many talks this past offseason involving Jake Peavy to the Braves and the Cubs and nothing ever got worked out.
The reason nothing ever worked out wasn't because two of the organizations couldn't get a deal down on paper...NO! It was always a problem with Peavy, his agent, and the team trying to obtain him.
When they came to this notion they looked up and down their 2009 payroll of $43 million and saw Peavy who is set to make a lot of money of the next few years (Peavy is to earn $11 million this season, $15 million in 2010, $16 million in 2011, and $17 million in 2012.
The Padres have a $22 million option for 2013 with a $4 million buyout). This team clearly cannot afford to keep him. And Jake Peavy was the first one to request this last season. So, this makes sense...it benefits both parties.
Yet...nothing has happened thus far. There were many talks this past offseason involving Jake Peavy to the Braves and the Cubs and nothing ever got worked out.
The reason nothing ever worked out wasn't because two of the organizations couldn't get a deal down on paper...NO! It was always a problem with Peavy, his agent, and the team trying to obtain him.
First the Braves: Peavy wanted to keep his "No-Trade-Clause" in-tact, but the Braves organization has never been a fan of the "No-Trade-Clause." So, the Peavy deal eventually blew up in their face.
Next came the mighty Cubbies: Peavy wanted them to automatically pick up his 22 million dollar option for 2013 and guarantee him that. They hesitated; so the former 2007 Cy Young award winner wanted nothing to do with them anymore.
And most recently, the White Sox: They actually pulled the trigger in one of those rare May baseball deals. They really wanted the guy, and went out and gave up the farm for him. And guess what...Surprise within a few hours he slapped that "No-Trade-Clause" on the deal and nixed it, saying that he wanted to stay in the National League.
Are you serious Jake?!? Just pack your bags and do what's best for your team. He said that it wasn't in the best interest of the club to make this deal with the White Sox though. Okay. Fair enough Jake. But I have a follow-up question to that: THEN WHY DID THEY MAKE THE DEAL?!?
If you want to be a GM then be one, but as far as I know, you are still a pitcher. So, if you really want what's best for the Padres then you'll just go where they send you. Be a professional Jake! That's the business that you are in. Deal with it!
And if a team is willing to give up some of their best prospects and the future of their franchise, than you should feel honored that they wanted you that bad enough to pull off a deal for you.
And if a team is willing to give up some of their best prospects and the future of their franchise, than you should feel honored that they wanted you that bad enough to pull off a deal for you.
In conclusion, Peavy has been in this league going on nine years now, and he's one of the best at what he does. But, this "No-Trade-Clause" crap has overshadowed his talent on the mound. It always bothers me to see a player running and hurting a team this way.
But the strangest thing is that Peavy was once a very quiet competitor, who would come out business as usual and win games. Everyone loved him. Peavy's antics over the past year have shown the true colors of even the nicest professional athletes when it comes to playing hardball with money and player contracts.
Hopefully, the Padres' organization won't suffer too much from these antics.
But the strangest thing is that Peavy was once a very quiet competitor, who would come out business as usual and win games. Everyone loved him. Peavy's antics over the past year have shown the true colors of even the nicest professional athletes when it comes to playing hardball with money and player contracts.
Hopefully, the Padres' organization won't suffer too much from these antics.
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