Jake Peavy has the power to block the Padres' efforts to trade him with the no-trade clause in his contract. For now, he is playing along, and has presented San Diego some guidelines. He'd prefer a National League team to an American League team because the man likes to hit and run the bases. He'd prefer to play for the Houston Astros, or the Atlanta Braves, or the Dodgers or the Cubs or the St. Louis Cardinals. He'll listen if the Padres have other ideas, such as dealing him to the Yankees.
But in the end, there will be a price for his agreement, which his agent indicated Monday evening.
Barry Axelrod, the agent, was asked whether Peavy will require some concessions to agree to a proposed trade. "Yup," he responded. "If Jake gets traded, then his 10-5 rights will disappear somewhere along the way. If he gets traded, we'll certainly require that he'll get a no-trade provision [with his next team]."
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Buster Olney
