Peavy Refuses To Change His Socks
by Scout Hoffman (seniorbiesbol@gmail.com)
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Jake Peavy appeared to finally be heading to Chicago. In a bit of a shocker though, he was rumored to be heading to the Southside. The Padres and the White Sox agreed on a deal to send the power armed righty to the Midwest in exchange for four minor leaguers. Surprisingly, Gordan Beckham was not one of them. With a full no-trade clause Peavy has the final say on any trade, and he exercised that right by vetoing the trade this evening. Peavy owners breathed a sigh of relief as he will continue to pitch in the cozy PETCO Park.
The fantasy implications of this deal would have been huge for those in NL and AL-Only leagues. The team with the number one waiver priority in and AL-Only league would have been awarded a huge early season prize. Peavy would have been undoubtedly worth the waiver claim even heading to hitter friendly US Cellular Field.
Even with this deal not being done, it reinforces the fact that the ace will be dealt soon. Peavy will be leaving one of the most pitcher friendly stadiums where he has compiled a lifetime record of 36-26 with a 2.71 ERA and 644 strikeouts in 578 innings. His ERA jumps a full point when he leaves San Diego although his K-rate stays nearly the same.
With the exception of 2006 (WBC year), Peavy has kept his ERA under 3.00 over the last five seasons. His win totals have only climbed over 15 only once, and that can be blamed one main thing; lack of run support. The Padres are again at the bottom of the league in runs scored in 2009, so wherever he ends up, he can expect an increase in run support.
Peavy has said over and over again that he would like to remain in the NL, so NL-Only owners should not be too worried about losing their ace. He does make an intriguing trade chip for those in mixed leagues. His ERA will surely rise when he leaves town, but the wins could increase as he will most likely only OK a trade to a contender.
For now he remains a Padre, but this is a situation that his owners will need to keep an eye on.
The fantasy implications of this deal would have been huge for those in NL and AL-Only leagues. The team with the number one waiver priority in and AL-Only league would have been awarded a huge early season prize. Peavy would have been undoubtedly worth the waiver claim even heading to hitter friendly US Cellular Field.
Even with this deal not being done, it reinforces the fact that the ace will be dealt soon. Peavy will be leaving one of the most pitcher friendly stadiums where he has compiled a lifetime record of 36-26 with a 2.71 ERA and 644 strikeouts in 578 innings. His ERA jumps a full point when he leaves San Diego although his K-rate stays nearly the same.
With the exception of 2006 (WBC year), Peavy has kept his ERA under 3.00 over the last five seasons. His win totals have only climbed over 15 only once, and that can be blamed one main thing; lack of run support. The Padres are again at the bottom of the league in runs scored in 2009, so wherever he ends up, he can expect an increase in run support.
Peavy has said over and over again that he would like to remain in the NL, so NL-Only owners should not be too worried about losing their ace. He does make an intriguing trade chip for those in mixed leagues. His ERA will surely rise when he leaves town, but the wins could increase as he will most likely only OK a trade to a contender.
For now he remains a Padre, but this is a situation that his owners will need to keep an eye on.Labels: Jake Peavy, Scout Hoffman