Dodgers Exploring Trade For Peavy

The Dodgers have been legitimately looking to acquire Padres ace pitcher Jake Peavy since November of 2008. Kevin Towers has failed to trade his reigning NL Cy Young winner several times now. He failed to make a deal with the Atlanta Braves during the Winter Meeting in Las Vegas. The Chicago Cubs came close but a deal couldn't be made, even though Peavy publicy said he had would accept a deal to Chicago. Towers tried to get clever and deal Peavy to the other Chicago team, however Jake Peavy decided to veto the trade that would have landed him with the Chicago White Sox.

Ned Colletti has made it known he was interested in acquiring Peavy, however not at the inflated price that Towers was asking. The Dodgers know that they are going to pay a higher premium for Peavy since it's a trade inside the same division. As ridiculous as this seems it is just the way the GM's think. With the Padres failing to trade Peavy on several occasions now SI's Jon Heyman says the Cubs and Dodgers the Padres best chances. There is no doubt that Peavy's value has dropped significantly since the '08 Winter Meetings, the question is how much? The package the White Sox offered recently compared to the package the Braves offered in November 2008 is significantly less in prospect value and potential.

What would it take for Colletti to bring the prized pitcher to Los Angeles? Three players and a top prospect is the reported current asking price. Who is Colletti willing to part with? Would McDonald, DeWitt, Lambo, and Hoffmann or Paul be enough? Stay tuned Dodger fans I will keep you posted as we can continue to dream about getting Jake "Dodger Killer" Peavy out of a Padres uniform.