Comments on: Who Gets Jake Peavy’s Surplus? http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/10/who-gets-jake-peavys-surplus/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc Schneider http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/10/who-gets-jake-peavys-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-105083 Marc Schneider Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:25:09 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=1073#comment-105083 There was some thought that Peavey really wanted to play for the Braves because he grew up in Alabama and was a fan.  In that case, perhaps he would have agreed to give up some of the economic rents to play in Atlanta.  But I always thought that anyone that can live comfortably in San and wants to leave has serious mental problems anyway.  I'm glad to see that Peavey is not crazy. There was some thought that Peavey really wanted to play for the Braves because he grew up in Alabama and was a fan.  In that case, perhaps he would have agreed to give up some of the economic rents to play in Atlanta.  But I always thought that anyone that can live comfortably in San and wants to leave has serious mental problems anyway.  I’m glad to see that Peavey is not crazy.

]]> By: Ken Houghton http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/10/who-gets-jake-peavys-surplus/comment-page-1/#comment-105072 Ken Houghton Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:59:50 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/?p=1073#comment-105072 Is this the difference between trying to trade him in the off-season and Arroyoing him in late April? Or should we just agree that Peavy's contract is only considered "below-market" because the option value of the no-trade clause (which was required before he signed it) makes up the difference? Is this the difference between trying to trade him in the off-season and Arroyoing him in late April?

Or should we just agree that Peavy’s contract is only considered “below-market” because the option value of the no-trade clause (which was required before he signed it) makes up the difference?

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