Inside the 3 way Peavy trade proposal..

According to the Philly Inquirer, the Phillies officials were working on a complex trade late last night that could bring them a player who would provide insurance for second baseman Chase Utley and a righthanded bat in left field.


The player is Mark DeRosa and if his name sounds familiar, it should. He once quarterbacked the football team at Penn.

In a proposed multi-team trade, DeRosa would go from the Chicago Cubs to the Phillies. The Phillies would send the Cubs a prospect or two, which in turn could be sent to San Diego in a package for pitcher Jake Peavy. Pitcher J.A. Happ is one of the prospects the Phils could part with.

There were rumblings that the proposed deal could include a fourth team, most likely the Baltimore Orioles.
"Three teams, possible," a Phillies source said late last night. "Four, doubtful."

DeRosa, who turns 34 in February, hit .285 with 21 homers and 87 RBIs in 149 games for the Cubs last season. He played six positions during the season, including 95 games at second base and 27 in left field. DeRosa is signed for 2009 at a reasonable $5.5 million.

In addition to DeRosa, the Phils still had free-agent leftfielder Raul Ibanez in their sights as the winter meetings opened yesterday.

The Phils need to add a leftfielder to take the place of free agent Pat Burrell, who is unlikely to be re-signed.

I guess the Phillies will not be interested in Nick Punto, who the Mets like.. and I hope they get!