Padres Updates

Here are some updates from an article posted this morning by Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union Tribune

The Padres and Jake Peavy have agreed to the basics of the 3-year extension that will keep him under the Padres' control until 2012. The next step for both sides is to negotiate a no-trade clause for the 2007 Cy Young Award Winner. Peavy's agent, Barry Axelrod, said “very encouraged” after meeting with General Manager Kevin Towers at the winter meetings last night in Nashville. “We are closing in on getting something done,” Axelrod said. “It's not done yet.” The 3-year extension is said to be worth $50M - $54M overall.

The Padres have intensified their pursuit of Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome. Fukudome is listed as a right fielder, but the Padres view him as a capable center fielder as well.

The deal for Randy Wolf is for a guaranteed $4M, but with incentives the deal could be worth $9M.

Matt Clement has made it known that the Padres are his first choice, but since the Padres signed left-hander Randy Wolf, they don't see Clement as a high priority. Clement is getting more interest from teams like Toronto and Seattle.

Pitcher Brett Tomko is getting interest from 8 different teams, one of those is the Padres who want to sign him for their bullpen.

Former Padre, and every other team in the NL West, Steve Finley paid his own way to the Winter Meetings in Nashville. He met with Padre officials yesterday telling clubs that he still has something left in the tank. If the Padres are able to re-sign Mike Cameron, they will need a center fielder for the first month of the season due to Cameron's suspension.