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ESPN is reporting that Padres ace Jake Peavy will be the newest member of the Chicago White Sox, assuming he decides to waive his no-trade clause. The report indicates that the Padres will receive four players including pitchers Clayton Richard and top pitching prospect Aaron Poreda, but highly anticipated shortstop prospect Gordon Beckham is NOT included in the package.
“Jake called me [Wednesday] afternoon to ask about what it’s like here in Chicago,” former teammate Scott Linebrink told ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine. “I think he’s ready to move on, but I can’t tell you for sure he’s going to accept the deal. Losing 100 games, like they did last year, wears on a player. Right now, I’d say it’s 50-50 as to whether he accepts it or not. He’ll get with his family today and make a decision.”
The Padres are approximately $5 million over the budget set by team owner John Moores, and this deal would obviously help solve that issue since Peavy is due $11 million this season.
The 2007 National League Cy Young winner won the pitching triple crown that year (Wins, Strikeouts, ERA) and has been one of the better pitchers in the NL for much of his eight plus major league seasons. This is partly why he’s always expressed a desire to stay in the same league rather than jump to the American League, but despite there currently being three teams ahead of the Sox in the American League Central, they are only 5.5 games out of first place in a division that clearly seems like almost anyone’s for the taking (sorry Cleveland).
While the best part of this deal is obviously that Peavy won’t be forced to wear those god awful camouflage uniforms, the worst part is clearly the change in home locale. US Cellular is much, much less forgiving and while he’s always been slightly more of a ground ball pitcher than a fly ball one, his HR/9IP has risen over the last couple seasons. Even if that is due to some elbow soreness he’s dealt with over the last two years.
The bottom line is that I see the best case scenario for Peavy owners being what they are currently getting with an occasional blow up thrown in to keep you honest. I’m really not a fan of the home ballpark and the fact he won’t get the easy free pass in the form of throwing to the opposing pitcher that he got in the NL. Fantasy owners should stay tuned.
EDITORS NOTE: Peavy has decided to exercise his no-trade clause and not join the Chicago White Sox. It seems like just a matter of time until he’s dealt to a team he will accept.
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