Peavy happy with trade
Jake Peavy woke up from a nap and had about 40 minutes to make a decision on his future. The clock was ticking toward the end of Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline and the Chicago White Sox – the team he’d turned down back in May – were beckoning again.
This time, Peavy said yes. He would leave the only team for which he’d pitched, the San Diego Padres, and try to help the White Sox reclaim the A.L. Central championship.
“I just didn’t think the timing was right in May. … We certainly left the door open,” Peavy said Saturday after pulling on a No. 44 White Sox jersey in a photo op with general manager Ken Williams, who was persistent in his pursuit of the 2007 N.L. Cy Young Award winner.
Chicago is 11/2 games out of first in the A.L. Central after Saturday’s play. Peavy probably won’t be able to help his new team for another month as he recovers from a tendon injury in his right ankle that has kept him on the disabled list since June 13. The right-hander got hurt running the bases.
The 28-year-old Peavy was 6-6 with a 3.97 ERA in 13 starts with the Padres this season. Over eight major league seasons with the Padres, the two-time All-Star is 92-68 with a 3.29 ERA and 1,348 strikeouts in 212 starts.
Clearing the bases
Sandy Alomar Jr. was inducted into the Cleveland’s Hall of Fame, giving Indians fans jolted by a series of trades a reminder of the franchise’s success in the 1990s. Alomar, the catcher and leader of Cleveland’s five consecutive A.L. Central championship teams in the ’90s, was honored along with three posthumous inductees – owners Bill Veeck and Dick Jacobs, and right-hander Wes Ferrell, the only pitcher to win 20 or more games in each of his first four big-league seasons. … N.L. batting leader Hanley Ramirez left the Florida Marlins’ game against the Chicago Cubs with a bruised left knee after being hit by a pitch from Carlos Zambrano in the third inning at Miami. … The St. Louis Cardinals activated shortstop Khalil Greene from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned right-hander Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis. … Cincinnati Reds right-hander Edinson Volquez is scheduled to undergo elbow surgery Monday. It was not immediately clear if he will have a ligament- replacement procedure, known as Tommy John surgery.