If the reports are true that the Yankees will get ace pitcher CC Sabathia, the Yankees just became more attractive to Jake Peavy, but that doesn't mean Peavy suddenly is clamoring to wear pinstripes.
"The Yankees would be more attractive if they get Sabathia," Peavy's agent, Barry Axelrod, said going into this week's winter meetings.
But Axelrod cautioned that Peavy prefers to stay in the National League and that New York isn't his first choice geographically.
The Cubs and Padres are deep in talks on a Peavy trade. If those talks collapse, the Yankees might become more of a factor.
I don't care if the Yankees have to give up Hughes and a bunch of their SUPER DUPER prospects, they need to land Peavy. Very few pitchers of his caliber ever get on the trade market anymore. He is light years better than anybody else left on the market...
He's an innings eater, he's pretty durable, he throws hard, he's a competitor, and best of all, he's only 27 and entering the prime of his career.
You start with Hughes and you go from there. I really hope we do not overvalue our prospects in this case. Rarely does a chance come around where we have a chance to add a pitcher such as him to our staff.
He's better than every other option on the market now that that Sabathia has signed. Let's not throw away money on high-risk gambles like Burnett, and sloppy seconds like Derek Lowe...
