And whose fault is it that theses names get leaked? There is maybe what the 2 GM's and possibly an assistant or two in the room at the same time discussing a trade. If it becomes that big of a deal to GM's about players names getting leaked, only discuss trades 1 on 1 with other GM's or go to a zero tolerance policy with assistants/FO guys and if a name gets leaked and you are found out to be the guy who leaked it you get fired/demoted/aren't involved in future trade talks. I think both Hendry and Towers realized they F'd up over the winter on the Peavy deal and neither want to take the blame so they are making up excuses why it didn't get done. Towers is regretting it because now Peavy is hurt and his contract gets bloated over the next few years (he makes $15, 16, and 17 mil. 2010-12 and has a $22 mil. option for 2013), while the Padres have little to no chance of being competitive for the rest of Peavy's time there and his trade value is only going to diminish, as he has a NTC, he's getting older, and he will be coming off an injury. Hendry realizes he made a mistake because while our pitching has been very good, we could use another top of the line guy, especially if/when we get to the playoffs, not to mention Harden's struggles and injuries to Dempster and Lilly.