A longtime nemesis of the Dodgers has emerged as a candidate to be the top-of-the-rotation arm to replace Derek Lowe if he leaves the club this winter in free agency as expected. Jake Peavy has told the San Diego Padres that the Dodgers are among the five teams he would consider as potential trade destinations, according to Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod. Peavy, who has a full no-trade clause in a contract that was extended in December, is owed $11 million in 2009, $15 million in 2010, $16 million in 2011 and $17 million in 2012. He has a $22-million team option for 2013 that could be bought out for $4 million. Axelrod said Padres General Manager Kevin Towers told him late in the season that the team was looking to rebuild and that could benefit from unloading Peavy’s contract. Axelrod said he recently gave Towers a list of teams to which Peavy might consent to being traded. On that list were the Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. — LA Times
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008Yankees to talk about CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira in Florida
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Will CC Sabathia be fitted for pinstripes? How about Mark Teixeira? Will Robinson Cano be sent packing? These are some of the questions the Yankees will discuss in Tampa, as the front office gathers at Steinbrenner Field for its annual organizational meetings. Among those to attend are co-chairmen Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, president Randy Levine, COO Lonn Trost and GM Brian Cashman. San Diego’s Jake Peavy might also be available in a trade, although the Yankees would likely have to deal Cano with prospects for the talented 27-year-old righthander. The Yankees will also have to address first base and center field, although the free agent market is thin at first beyond Teixeira and virtually nonexistent in center field. — NY Daily News