QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Jan 28, 2009 -> 12:46 PM)
Agreed
And every single move the Cubs make is a precursor to a Peavy trade. I frequent mlbtr by habit at this point and refuse to post on there unless someone says something extremely ill-informed about the Sox.
I may be in the minority but I still believe the Cubs will land Peavy. All this move does is allow the Cubs (who have about 14 bullpen pitchers for 7 spots) to send Samardijza down to AAA this year to work on becoming a starter for 2010 (they won't re-sign Harden and Lilly will be in his final year of his contract in 2010). The difference between the Roberts rumors last year and the Peavy rumors this year is the O's didn't have to trade Roberts where as the Pads have to cut their payroll by $30 mil. To be honest I think a deal is already in place and as soon as the new owner becomes official, it will be done.
