blah blah blah. Don’t sell out the franchise.

Let’s assume that either Tex or KRod is gone next year. That results in two first or second round picks. If Rivera is gone, that is at least another high pick. Garland’s departure would probably get us one pick as well. This leaves us with at least four picks in the first two rounds. Feel free to correct me if I’m way off basis here.

Trade Adenhart, Wood, and Trumbo for Peavy, try to hold on to Tex, and we still have four high draft picks. Assuming Lackey gets an extension, Peavy is here for four years, and the three youngsters are still around, that gives us four years to develop four high picks, as well as whatever else happens over that time period. To me it sounds like a decent situation to be in.

but this trade is going to be very similar to the Dan Haren trade… you’re getting a very good pitcher for, what, 4 years? My guess is that it’s going to take around 5 or 6 players to get it done.

I’d go with… Aybar, Mathis, Adenhart, Brown, Figgins, low A prospect. or something like that. heck, throw in Weaver if we have to.

then, you’ve got a lineup of

Izturis SS
Kendrick 2B
Teixeira 1B
Guerrero RF
Hunter CF
Napoli C
Free Agent LF
Morales DH
Wood 3B

Lackey
Peavy
Santana
Saunders
Weaver/Free Agent

I just saw of MLBtraderumors that an old friend doesn’t see Peavy agreeing to the go anywhere in the AL, despite what his agent says.

I mean you only use 3, maybe 4 in the playoffs anyways… I think we need offense or bullpen, rather than another starting pitcher. I wouldn’t give up a possible big bat in Wood for a pitcher that we don’t really need… I’m not saying that Peavy isn’t good… But do you think that he would put us over the hump?

To consider this trade, the Padres arent just gonna take the best 5 or so players they can get. They would want to shore up holes in their lineup to contend very soon in the NL West.
The Padres are desperate for a C (Nick Hundley had an OPS+ of 73), a 2B (iguchi had an OPS+ of 64) and a SS (Khalil Greene had a 63 OPS+). Pitching wise, The Padres have Peavy and Young starting, and thats it. Every other starter sucks. They are also decent in the bullpen, but could use another arm.
That said, i think a package of
SP: Greene and Weaver
C: Mathis
SS: Aybar
2B: Sean Rodriguez or Matt Brown (has played some 2B in the minors)

From an Angels point of view, they basically transform Weaver into Peavy while also giving up their #3 or 4 pitching prospect. They give up thier backup catcher who has potential upside, but is replaceable on the angels. Aybar is also replacable, a #9 hitter with good defense can be replaced by Maicer or Wood. S-Rod or Brown should develop into solid big leaguers, but are blocked up the middle with the angels. This considered, the Angels would look like this in 09.
SP1a-Lackey
SP1b-Peavy
SP3-Ervin
SP4-Santana
SP5-FA? Adenhart?

3B-Figgy
2B-Howie
DH-Vlad
1B-Tex
LF-GA
CF-Hunter
C-Napoli
DH-Morales

Now that is a good lineup with great pop
SS-Wood

There’s just not a great prospect in our farm system to get it done, except MAYBE Conger. I don’t see us making this trade without two of: Conger/Wood/Adenhart in the deal and they’d probably want Trumbo as well. I still don’t think that’s enough. If you can get it done, I’d say go ahead, but I’m leery the Padres will want what we’re offering.

Let’s just get real. We have to step up with an amazing offer:

Howie Kendrick, Jeff Mathis, Jordan Walden, Nick Adenhart, Sean O’Sullivan and Kevin Jepsen for Jake Peavy.

Seriously, that is what it is going to take – we WILL have to bowl them over.

IF we get Peavy we do not sign Frankie or Teix, nor do we re-up G.A,, we rebuild our minor leagues with the draft picks that they bring, spending (what would have been) the CC money on signing bonuses.

We will have the unquestioned best rotation in baseball and a lot riding on the bats of Brandon Wood and Kendry Morales.