So he has gained a run on his ERA in a month and still solidified the rotation.

Meanwhile French, the young starter they traded for him has remained consistently good in Seattle.

If you wanted to quote an accurate post in this thread, use the one where I wrote that French would be better than Washburn THIS YEAR.

You mean the Luke French thats 4-4 on the season? The Luke French that has a 4.62 ERA? The Luke French that gave up 7 runs on 10 hits in just 5 innings yesterday? Oh yeah, he's special

Lets see in a month where this trade has gotten the Sox and where the Tigers and Twins are, after getting guys who are able to contribute to their clubs right away. Then, lets see if Peavy is even pitching in a month, it sounds as though that is no certainty. The Sox fans are all excited and Kenny gets accolades for getting this done. In a couple years, Peavy will be sorry he signed on to pitch in the AL, in that launching pad, as his ERA away from Petco is decidedly higher and in U.S. Cellular it will be higher still. The Sox too, will rue the day, as Peavy will probably continue his trend of spending more than a month of each season on the DL and they will be stuck with an overpaid, injured pitcher, who's ERA will be considerably higher with the Sox than it has been with the Padres. Enjoy the fantasy, the reality will not be as pretty.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Boy was this ever on the money!

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

This was an accurate call, no doubt...the guy was on the DL over a month in each of the past 3 seasons and now he goes down with a season ending injury that may result in him NEVER being the same again. To take on the amount of salary due to Peavy as Kenny did was foolish. His numbers were in decline as was his health. Pitchers that start breaking down, often continue to break down, with increasing stints on the DL. As stated in the original post THE PADRES MANAGEMENT IS DANCING IN THE STREETS!!!

Good call.

Now what did you say about Alex Rios?

They are dancing in the streets because they are in first place. As for the rest of that rant, I couldn't hear you from down in the basement there. Try again when (and if) your team decides to climb out of there.

he's not an All-Star. Yet he's being paid like one.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

That it was another bad contract to take on. I never said Rios was a bad player, even though he hit just .199 after the Sox picked him up last season. I think he's a good player. But, he's paid like a superstar level player and he's not a superstar player. I maintain that it was not a smart idea to take on that deal. They could have aquired better players for less money in the offseason instead. He's played well this season, but he's not an All-Star. Yet he's being paid like one.

I said when the Sox claimed him, that Blue Jays management was dancing in the streets of Toronto, just to be rid of his contract. He has declined over the past couple of years and has never topped 24 homers or 85 RBI in even his All-Star seasons.

Maybe for 2010, not for this season. You will be lucky to get 4-5 starts out of Peavy this year and coming off the DL, who knows what his pitch count will be or how well he will pitch in them. This is a VERY risky deal for the Sox. I did not want Peavy on the Cubs and stated so on these boards in no uncertain manner. the guy has now had stints on the DL of a month or longer, in EACH of the last 3 seasons and he makes big money which the Sox are on the hook for. The Padres have to be dancing in the streets that a club would take on that entire contract and give them a guy like Poreda, who I think is going to be really good. This contract will be a problem for Kenny Williams if he continues to have stretches on the DL every year and takes up such a large portion of the team salary. Yes, they have Thome, Dye (unless they pick up the option or resign him at a lesser number) and Contreras coming off the books. But they need to replace those players and with Peavy making as much as he does, it is likely they won't be going after the bigger fish. You watch, he will not stay healthy.

Meanwhile, the Twins and Tigers have aquired players who upgrade their teams immediately in 2009. By the time Peavy throws a pitch this season for the Sox (if he does) it might be too late.