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Peavy willing to go to Red Sox? 12.13.08 at 11:14 am ET
By Alex Speier

It doesn’t amount to a ringing endorsement, but Jake Peavy’s agent, Barry Axelrod, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that his client would consider as a last resort a trade to three American League teams: the Yankees, Red Sox and Angels.

Axelrod described the 2007 Cy Young winner as enormously frustrated with the inability of the Padres to trade him thus far. He said that while Peavy’s strong preference is a trade to an N.L. team, he would be open, if absolutely necessary, to a short list of junior circuit teams.

“He prefers the NL, definitely,” Axelrod told the Union-Tribune. “But you know, who knows where things will go from here?

“Jake has a strong preference to stay in the National League. If Jake’s ever going to accept anything to the American League – and I don’t want this to be taken wrong – I can safely say that it’s going to be the Yankees or Red Sox or maybe the Angels. Those teams are going to be in contention and are going to spend money. If there were circumstances where he would be asked to go to the AL, kicking and screaming, those are the three places.”

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  • Ben A

    As good as Peavy is, do the Red Sox want to give up the same players that they would have to give up to get a need at catcher. Also Peavy pitched in the lowly NL West which until Manny got there was one of the worst divisions in terms of hitting in MLB.

  • Rocky

    Peavy wishes to remain in the NL simply because the NL is extremely inferior in opposing hitters to face. The guy has great stuff, but he knows he won’t be near the pitcher he was in the NL if he goes to the AL. And he names the Yanks, Sox, and Angels primarily because if/when he doesn’t meet expectations, he’ll still at least have a lot of money to him name that he can wipe the tears off his face with.

  • Andrew Masterman

    Yea Peavy would get absolutely lit up in the AL, especially the AL East. We have superior hitting and more hitter-friendly ballparks. He’d have an ERA around 5.00 if he came here. I don’t want him on the sox.

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