Winter Meetings 2008 Day 3

in which we do not bring up ED, Obama, the soon-to-be ex-Illinois Governer or Al Gore... - Jayson Stark says there's no way a deal will get done by Thursday. Of course, Towers has already said it doesn't need to be done by Thursday, the Padres just wants their to be progress. Stark does say that it's possible that it will just be the Cubs and Padres. - The San Diego Union-Tribune now says the Padres do like J.A. Happ and possibly a lower-level pitching prospect. An earlier post (same link) says the Cubs have pulled Sean Marshall out of the talks and want the Padres to take Jason Marquis. Padres would want at least half of Marquis' contract paid for by the Cubs. - Paul Sullivan has a Philly source that insists a deal is in place with them if the Cubs are willing to sign off on it. He also talked to Crane Kenney and says any prospective owners are fully aware about Peavy's contract and its impact on the Cubs budget. Sullivan mentions that the d...