Braves no longer actively pursuing Peavy

http://hotstove.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/11/braves_no_longer_actively_purs.html

Braves general manager Frank Wren said Friday that he is no longer having 
active negotiations with Padres general manager Kevin Towers about Jake 
Peavy.  This might not completely rule out the possibility of Peavy
joining 
the Braves in the future.

But it proves after a six-week pursuit of Peavy, the Braves are moving on 
and putting more of an emphasis elsewhere to satisfy their need for
starting 
pitching.

""We've notified the Padres that we're moving on to pursue other 
op****tunities and players," Wren said. "We're no longer actively pursuing 
Jake Peavy. We have other options out there."

The Braves have always put an emphasis on building their big league roster

internally.  As this week progressed, they began to feel more
uncomfortable 
about the package they were offering the Padres.   Yunel  Escobar, Gorkys 
Hernandez, and either Charlie Morton or Jo-Jo Reyes were believed to be 
among the players the Braves offered.

"A deal like that would have taken away too many of our internal assets," 
Wren said. "It doesn't make sense based on the way we think about building

from withing our organization."

- Mark Bowman