Also from Jerry Crasnick on ESPN radio, also no link yet: the Padres are close to sending Jake Peavy to Atlanta for Marcus Giles, Horacio Ramirez and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. This would make some sense: Schuerholz has never been afraid to deal top-drawer prospects (of which Saltalamacchia used to unquestionably be, if he isn't after a weak 2006 at the plate) for impact players. And this does a lot of things for the Padres: fill their 2B hole, replace Peavy (kind of), and put another potentially solid catcher in the system now that George Kottaras is property of Boston. It also allows the Padres to keep Scott Linebrink or use him in a trade with the Red Sox.

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I'd do that..... shows that we wanna content next year....

but I heard ESPN denied this rumor....

Braveschopbraves,

So there is no truth at all in the Peavy rumor.??

I wonder if Schuerholz is going to just sit on his wallet this year too...

MAM

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I don't know, don't get me wrong, a rotation of Smoltz, Peavy, Hudson, Hampton, and James sounds really nice. But then what? Davies to the pen?

I'd rather see them get Lindbrink (sp?) instead, cause a rotation of Smoltz, Hudson, Hampton, James, and Davies/Ramirez isn't that much worse, and we really need bullpen help. Lindbrink (sp?) could be the set-up man we need for Wickman next season.