Jake Peavy to Chicago Cubs Heats Up: Deal Sours for Cubs Fans

Either Padres GM Kevin Towers is throwing stuff at the wall praying something sticks, or Jake Peavy very well might be a Chicago Cub by the end of the Winter Meetings. But at what cost? The latest rumors, as have been reported by various outlets, have Towers claiming a deal to be eminent, with as many as four teams now involved. There would actually be three deals that would take place to end up with Peavy in Chicago.   Deal One: Cubs send center-field prospect Felix Pie to Baltimore for left-handed starting pitcher Garret Olson. Olson, 25, has limited experience in the majors but apparently is a starting pitching prospect the Padres like enough that he would sweeten a deal more than anyone the Cubs have in their own system. In return, the Orioles would receive a raw, young outfielder that appears to have run out of chances in Chicago. Whether or not he deserves this fate, or that letting Pie go this early in his career will benefit the Cubs in the long term, is yet to be seen. ... (link)