Tom H. had a blog post talking about what things would need to happen for the Brewers to be contenders.

He also mentions that discussions have been had by Brewers personnel already and that Hoffman will have talked to Peavy and that Braun and Peavy email.

The LA Times notes that after we offered $100 million to Sabathia, the $70 million for Peavy is more than doable, especially with attendance up and our new cable deal.

However, their point is less about our appeal and more about how a lot of other teams having fallen out of contention, leaving us as the best of what's left.