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Union-Tribune: Peavy could miss as many as 12 weeks

The Padres lost Jake Peavy on Friday – only not in the fashion that most fans feared.

Peavy is going on the disabled list with a partially torn tendon in the right ankle that has bothered the ace right-hander since May 22.

Optimistically, the Padres are hoping Peavy – the subject of trade rumors and attempts since the end of last season – will be ready to pitch shortly after next month’s All-Star break.

But Padres trainer Todd Hutcheson said Friday night that it could be eight to 12 weeks before Peavy is fit to pitch again.

That could become a major factor in the Padres’ thoughts to trade Peavy and relieve the franchise of some of the almost $60 million owed the 2007 National League Cy Young Award winner through 2012 (plus the contract buyout for 2013).

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1. Moneyball can't buy you love (Joey B.) Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:07 PM (#3218020)

Bet the White Sox are pretty happy now!

2. Tripon Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:13 PM (#3218028)

Dear Padres, either declare bankruptcy or pay the players salaries. I'm sick of hearing how the Padres are so poor that they can't pay for Peavy's contract, yet the potential sales price of the Padres is at $500 million.

3. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:13 PM (#3218030)

Rest assured: Jeff Moorad still thinks the world of Jake, and of Jake's decision to reject the trade to Chicago.

4. The Kids Are Enright (1k5v3L)

Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:16 PM (#3218033)

Btw, Jeff Moorad, do you know what I call this development: karma for the Eric Byrnes extension.
You think you can just run away from the crap you left behind in Arizona? Well, think again.

5. Tripon Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:16 PM (#3218035)

It would have been interesting if the Padres has the number one pick this year.

It would have been an easy test case if the Padres would have not drafted Strasburg or Ackley.

6. Crashburn Alley Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:33 PM (#3218047)

Why can't they just say 3 months instead of 12 weeks?

7. UCCF Posted: June 13, 2009 at 08:37 PM (#3218066)

3 months is 13 weeks.

8. Colin Posted: June 13, 2009 at 09:41 PM (#3218149)

So, of all the players Frank Wren tried and failed to acquire for Atlanta in the offseason, is there any one of them doing better than the player he ended up with instead? Escobar > Furcal, Lowe > Peavy, Vazquez > Burnett...ah, now I see that Griffey is not sucking quite so badly as Garrett Anderson.

The Braves right now are mediocre, but it seems the bigger bidders in the market kept them from being substantially worse.

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