According to Jake Peavy’s agent Barry Axelrod, the Braves, Cubs and Dodgers were among the five clubs that Peavy said he would consider after GM Kevin Towers asked last month for a “Top Five” to take into the marketplace. The other two clubs are the Cardinals and Astros; Towers probably isn’t focusing on those two, though, because the Cardinals reportedly aren’t interested and Towers has said the Astros aren’t a personnel match. Towers said he and Axelrod have discussed other teams as well. Teams that may not fit directly in a Peavy trade but have enticing young talent could play a role as a third trade partner, but that would be a new approach for Towers, who has never worked a three-team trade. “I’m not opposed to doing a three-way deal if necessary,” he said, “but dealing directly is definitely my preference.” Towers has made several trades with Cubs GM Jim Hendry and in August he and Dodgers GM Ned Colletti arranged a swap that sent Greg Maddux to the Dodgers and two minor league pitchers to the Padres. Towers and Braves GM Frank Wren have yet to make a deal with one another, but the clubs have discussed talent relating to a Peavy swap. — San Diego Union-Tribune
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