The San Diego Padres want to make sure they don't lose a Cy Young winner.
Multiple media reports on Sunday said that Jake Peavy and the team are on the verge of an extension that would keep the ace right-hander in San Diego through the 2012 season.
Jake 'N Bake
Jake Peavy led the National League in wins, ERA and strikeouts. The right-hander is on a short list of pitchers who, in the last 40 years, can make that claim:
| Year | Wins | ERA | K's | |
| Peavy, Padres | 2007 | 19 | 2.54 | 240 |
| Randy Johnson, Diamondbacks |
2002 | 24 | 2.32 | 334 |
| Dwight Gooden, Mets | 1985 | 24 | 1.53 | 268 |
| Steve Carlton, Phillies | 1972 | 27 | 1.97 | 310 |
"We're moving in that direction," Padres CEO Sandy Alderson said, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. "We're optimistic."
A major league source told Foxsports.com that the deal would average between $17 million and $17.5 million per season.
The Padres didn't have to worry about losing Peavy in the near future. He was under contract for 2008 at $6.5 million, and the Padres had an $11 million option for 2009. The Twins, however, wanted to be proactive.
If Johan Santana, a two-time AL Cy Young winner, gets traded by the Twins, he could demand an extension upward of $150 million for six years from his new team. The 26-year-old Peavy could end up looking like a bargain and would make less per season than the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano or the Giants' Barry Zito.
Source: ESPN.com
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