The Chicago Sun-Times contained this small tidbit this morning:
D-Backs Moorad Resigns, will buy Padres. For those of us waiting
for some kind of Jake Peavy deal, this can't be good news.  San
Diego GM Kevin Tower has been slashing payroll to make a
purchase more palatable to prospective owners. The last slash
was to be Peavy and his contract. Seems Moorad has agreed in
principal with the existing roster.  Before Jeff Moorad became
an owner, he was an agent—Manny Ramirez's agent among others.
It's very rare to see a new baseball owner acquire a team and
continue slashing payroll.  What usually happens is the new
owner desires to make a splash to solidify the fan base and
starts spending money. Could the Padres enter the Manny
sweepstakes?  I'm a huge fan of Adrian Gonzalez, but he's
doesn't have a lot of help. How would Manny and Gonzalez look in
the middle of a lineup?  Regardless, to me it looks like Peavy
won't be wearing Cub blue in 2009. Hope Jim Hendry has a "Plan
B," because losing DeRosa doesn't set s