The Cubs have not re-opened talks with the Padres for Jake Peavy but might once the sale of the team is finalized. According to a report from the Tribune the two sides have not discussed Peavy since the end of the Winter Meetings but after facing the Cubs on Sunday in Peoria "he still sounded like a man who'd readily leave paradise for Wrigley Field." The Peavy rumors will not "die a natural death because the Padres still can't afford to keep his $63 million contract" according to the Tribune. … [Read more...]