A Trade In The Works?
oriolepost.blogspot.com 12/1/2008 — Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend and recovering from Black Friday -- assuming you partook in it -- however, it looks like the Orioles may now be involved in some trade talk now. Well, if you have had your pulse on the ...

Peavy deal not imminent
suntimes.com 12/8/2008 — The Cubs' chances of acquiring former Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres appeared to improve Sunday after both teams arrived at the Bellagio Hotel on the eve of the winter meetings. But Cubs officials stress they're a long way ...

Sources: Cubs' pursuit of Peavy fluid, but will pay off :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Sports
suntimes.com 12/9/2008 — But sources expect Cubs to acquire '07 Cy winner eventually LAS VEGAS -- The Cubs' chances of acquiring former Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres appeared to improve Sunday after both teams arrived at the Bellagio Hotel on the ...

Cubs very much alive for Peavy
dailyherald.com 11/26/2008 — Don't believe for a moment that the Cubs are out of the Jake Peavy derby. In fact, the Cubs have become the leaders in the Peavy chase, mostly because Chicago is his first choice, and the Cubs might be the Padres' only option, according to sources ...

Padres, Cubs Set To Quit Each Other
rumorsandrants.com 12/11/2008 — This might be the most insufferably boring edition of the Winter Meetings in years. So far there have been virtually no big stories. I mean what have we gotten? The Yankees handed out far too much money . WOW, that is news. The Mets got two ...

Peavy? Cubs? Well, don't laugh just yet
dailyherald.com 10/27/2008 — Imagine a world where the Cubs throw out a rotation of Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly and - Jake Peavy. It could happen. Peavy to the Cubs is not merely the stale waft of cigar smoke and backroom gossip. The Padres called, the ...

Agent: Peavy 'frustrated' with Padres
fannation.com 12/12/2008 — Jake Peavy had already prepared to join the Chicago Cubs. AP LAS VEGAS -- Padres star pitcher Jake Peavy is "frustrated'' by the team's inability to trade him after threatening to do so for months and "shaken'' over the Padres' latest ...

Peavy to Cubs? Not so fast
fannation.com 12/7/2008 — If the Padres want to deal star pitcher Jake Peavy to the Cubs, it appears they have some work to do. "The Peavy thing isn't dead, but it's on life support," one person familiar with the Cubs' dealings said.

"Winter Meetings Day 2: Phils pitching prospects discussed in Peavy deal" by Padres Blog
www3.signonsandiego.com 12/9/2008 — The Padres shot down a national report that they are targeting Phillies catcher Chris Coste as part of a Jake Peavy trade that would move Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa to the Phillies. Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, viewed as a potential No. 4 or 5 ...

Cubs introduce a third team into the Peavy trade talks
gaslampball.com 11/12/2008 — Kevin Towers has said in recent interviews that he'd need proven big leaguers, impact players and a healthy supply of prospects in order to trade Jake Peavy.  He also said that they want "pitching, pitching, pitching" in return. Buster Olney ...

I Don't Like Jason Marquis...He Needs to Go Away — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
The headline for this editorial piece is pretty self explanatory. I don't like Jason Marquis. I never have. Not since he was in Atlanta. Or St. Louis. But to just saying he needs to go is as brief as Marquis' playoff resume the past four years, so ...

Cubs Recap: No Free Agent Arbitrations — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
Are the Cubs really ready to break ties with Kid-K? It appears so. When the arbitration offer deadline last night at 10:59 pm CT rolled around, the Cubs had yet to offer it to any of their six year free agents.  Had they offered it Wood, ...

Meetings may be stage for Peavy deal — Major League Baseball News 12/2/2008
One year and 99 losses later, Padres general manager Kevin Towers could well be working another deal for Jake Peavy when the Winter Meetings open on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas, only it will be trading the 2007 Cy Young Award winner.

Entering Meetings, Cubs like roster — Major League Baseball News 12/2/2008
Entering next week's Winter Meetings, the Cubs, despite rumors of their being in on Jake Peavy, will likely make only small changes, if any, to their current roster.

Bye, Kerry Wood: Part II — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/2/2008
Kerry Wood (Cubbie Nation/File) Filed: Dec. 2nd, 2008 I guess now we can move on. Arbitration passed last night at 11 p.m., and with it, any hope of Kerry Wood remaining a Cub in 2009. The club refused arbitration to all of ...