Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
The Chicago White Sox were busy on Tuesday, as they made several big personnel moves. They exercised the option on pitcher Gavin Floyd, while declining those on Kevin Youkilis and Brett Myers. But the big news came as they signed starting pitcher Jake Peavy to a two-year, $29 million extension.
The ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
The Chicago White Sox aren't looking too awful right now all things considered. They are currently 50-51, and 3.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. But for a team with a payroll of roughly $129 million, those are incredibly disappointing results.
In fact, the Sox have been ...
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Jake Peavy has had a rough ride since being traded to the Chicago White Sox by the San Diego Padres, and things aren't exactly looking up.
This week the right-hander - who has always been known as a team player - actually offered to pitch out of the bullpen when he ...
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Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
When the Chicago White Sox traded for Jake Peavy at the 2009 trade deadline they thought they were getting a star No. 1 starter to build around. In fact, what they've gotten is a mess of injuries and a total of 20 starts over the past two seasons.
The 29-year-old Peavy ...
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
When the San Diego Padres traded ace righty Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox, everyone agreed they got some nice pieces in return. Little did they know they'd get a guy who would actually have a better season than Peavy just one year later.
Clayton Richard has been excellent for ...
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Last year my beloved San Diego Padres sent their ace, Jake Peavy, to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for four young pitchers. I hated the move. I liked the players the Padres got in return, but I couldn't stand thinking of a future without Peavy pitching for my team.
I'm ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Very few things have been consistent about the San Diego Padres over their history. I mean, unless you count the mediocrity, idiot ownership and general managers, lack of talent and the radio broadcasting team of Jerry Coleman and Ted Leitner. The two of them, now much older than I'd care ...
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