Cubs Aim for World Domination: Take Lead in Jake Peavy Derby

In this latest episode of "Shopping Jake Peavy", I guess you can move the Cubs to the top of Peavy's list. According to Ken Rosenthal, he's certainly at the top of Kevin Towers' list of trade partners as the Braves don't seem to be a match.

The Cubs have emerged as a front-runner in the Peavy sweepstakes, perhaps even ahead of the Braves, according to major-league sources.

The club also is willing to give (Ryan) Dempster a four-year contract, sources say, a decision that should put them in good position to retain the free-agent right-hander.

Even though the Cubs are for sale, team officials apparently believe that they can absorb the four years and $63 million remaining on Peavy's contract while committing at least $50 million to Dempster over the same term.

Carlos Zambrano, Jake Peavy, Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster. Yikes.

The Cubs would do good not to be "Diamondbacks East", where they have all their money sunk into the rotation and can't hit. But with Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez, the Cubs needn't worry about that. And if the Cubs can't afford Kerry Wood when all is said and done, then here comes Carlos Marmol to close anyway. Besides, if they hit a little less, they can win every game 2-1 anyway with that scary rotation.

Arm bash: Chicago Cubs Online

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

11-06-2008 @ 10:39AM

Cubfan786 said...

Ah, are you forgetting Rich Harden????
Make that:
Peavy, Big Z, Harden, Dempster, Lilly

Now thats kick @$$

11-06-2008 @ 10:59AM

Nick said...

Hahaha! Don't the Cubs have to win a playoff game before they can aim for world domination? I'd love to see this happen. Aging hitters and no bullpen. Hello NY Mets central.

11-06-2008 @ 11:29AM

Youre crazy right???
no bullpen????
Who do you call Marmol, Shark, Wood (hopefully resigned), with Cotts and co.???
Granted the hitters are aging but these gramps scored teh most runs in teh NL last year.

11-06-2008 @ 3:04PM

Nancy said...

The major league baseball teams should make everyone earn their salary. It's a shame, you hit .210 and make $10 million dollars. ERA's less than 4.00 are celebrated.

Let's go back to the days where if you hit .210 you were in the minors, not the major leagues making tremendous money.

Same comment is for all professional athletes. Gives them too much money to buy big houses, fancy cars and tattoos.

11-06-2008 @ 8:38PM

GoCards said...

the St. Louis Cardinals are two players shy of another World Series Championship....Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood will do quite well wearing Cardinal RED while playing for a top of the line organization under the best coaching staff in baseball (LaRussa/ Duncan)....CARDINALS 2009!