No one's blaming Furcal for this one

Axelrod said Padres General Manager Kevin Towers told him late in the season that the team was looking to rebuild and that could benefit from unloading Peavy's contract. Axelrod said he recently gave Towers a list of teams to which Peavy might consent to being traded. On that list were the Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals.

"This isn't Jake asking," Axelrod said. "He wants to stay in San Diego."

Or, if the Padres are dead set on rebuilding, in the National League, on a contender.

Axelrod said he was later asked by Towers if his client would be open to pitching for any American League team. The agent said the Angels could be a possibility.

Peavy, 27, won the Cy Young Award last season, when he was 19-6 with a 2.54 earned-run average. He was 10-11 for a team that lost 99 games this year, but his 2.85 ERA ranked third in the NL and fifth in the majors.

Peavy is 13-1 lifetime against the Dodgers with a 2.32 ERA.

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dylan.hernandez@latimes.com