No offense to Dallas, but did anyone else hear this? I find it rather hard to believe that Towers would say that. He definitely said it. Thanks, David. That's some wild stuff. I think it was more of a "if there's a tie, the leg up would go to Jim." He was talking up their relationship and how he trusts Jim Hendry and that it's not like that with all other GMs. Said Peavy likes playing in Chicago and likes the idea of playing for the Cubs and that he's sure that guys like Grace and Sutcliffe (who Axelrod also represented) have talked up the Cubs to him and that some of the Cubs players have probably lobbied him too. Also said he's got a close relationship with Axelrod (Axelrod represented him when he was a player) and that the process is going very smoothly because of that. Said that any deal he makes involving Peavy is going to be perceived negatively, so he's not worried about that. Just wants to get what he thinks is a fair package.