November 07, 2008
Peavy Plays GM
Jake Peavy may block a trade to the Braves, because the trade weakens Atlanta!
"Escobar's a pretty good player," Axelrod said. "To be honest, Jake and I have said, 'If that kind of trade gets made, who plays short for them?'"
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"One of the things we will want to look at some point is, 'Who are you giving up? How much are you weakening your team to make this deal?'" Axelrod said. "If Team X trades three starting pitchers and a starting shortstop to get Jake Peavy, that lessens their chance of being a successful team."
I don't remember a player using his no-trade in this way. Sure, they may prevent a deal to a non-competitive team, but I don't remember one judging the competitiveness of the team based on who the acquiring team traded away.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Didn't Kobe Bryant do the same thing last summer when he was supposed go to the Bulls?
He wanted to go to a team that could compete for a title and thought the Bulls were giving up too much. Something like that.
Maybe Peavy should hold out for a park that's as good to pithcers as PETCO.
Of course, he'd be holding out for a while.
And they wonder why GMs don't like to give players no trade clauses
Holding out for a better deal for the target team is just what Griffey Jr. did to Seattle. Disgusting.