Jake Peavy traded to White Sox

The White Sox have acquired 2007 Cy Young leader Jake Peavy from San Diego in sell for pitchers Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, Adam Russell as well as Dexter Carter.

Peavy, 28, is 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA in thirteen starts with a Padres in 2009. The Right-hander has been upon a infirm list given Jun thirteen with a stretched tendon in his right ankle.

Peavy’s stipulate breaks down similar to this: He’ll have $11 million this year, $15 million in 2010, $16 million in 2011, $17 million in 2012, as well as there’s a $22 million group choice for 2013.

In May a Sox done a bid for Peavy, though a right-hander refused to relinquish his no-trade clause, murdering a deal. But this time he concluded to pierce to a South Side.

The Cubs additionally were rumored to be meddlesome in Peavy, though a tentative sale of a group has singular their flexibility.

In 8 big-league seasons, all with a Padres, Peavy has left 92-68 with a 3.28 ERA. He has averaged 9.0 strikeouts per 9 innings, whilst tying a antithesis to a .232 average. Right-handers have been attack only .213 lifetime opposite him, fourth-lowest amont active pitchers at a back of Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman as well as Kerry Wood.
Richard, 25, is 4-3 with a 4.65 ERA in twenty-six games (14 starts) with a White Sox this season. He has authorised dual runs upon 9 hits in sixteen innings pitched over his final dual starts.

Poreda, 22, is 3-4 with a 2.72 ERA as well as 59 strikeouts in 9 starts this deteriorate in between Triple-A Charlotte Double-A Birmingham. He went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA as well as twelve strikeouts in 10 service appearances with a Sox prior to being optioned to Charlotte upon Jul 21. The left-hander was a Sox’s first-round breeze collect (25th overall) in 2007. He was ranked by Baseball America as a No. 3 awaiting in a Sox classification entering this season.

Carter, 23, is 6-2 with a 3.13 ERA as well as 143 strikeouts in nineteen starts with Class A Kannapolis.

Russell, 26, has left 2-2 with a 3.20 ERA, 5 saves as well as 51 strikeouts in 34 service appearances this deteriorate with Charlotte.

D.J. Carrasco will begin tonight’s diversion opposite a New York Yankees in place of Richard. [source]

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