The NL Cy Young Award Winner Has Been Dealt

Hours after Jarrod Washburn was traded to the Tigers, the White Sox pulled off a deal for a starter.
Jake Peavy has been traded from the Padres to the White Sox.
Peavy signed off on the deal this time around.
Clayton Richard, Adam Russell, Aaron Poreda, and Dexter Carter are heading to San Diego.

Jake is currently on the DL. If the deal is confirmed, the question for the White Sox becomes: When will Jake be able to pitch?

Jake Peavy Declines Trade To Chicago

Jake Peavy has refused to wave his no trade clause to head to the Windy City.

Jake is staying in San Diego right now for family's sake.

Jake's offer, surprisingly, didn't come from the Cubs, who had an interest in him in January, but from their AL Rivals, the White Sox.

This trade offer was repoertedly a 4-for-1 deal, which reportedly included The White Sox top pitching prospects in Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard.

No doubt, the Peavy rumors will continue (especially in July), but It does not appear as though Peavy will head anywhere this season, at least for now.

Joey Gathright Heading To Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs have not found a Swattin' Southpaw yet, but they did sign a Speedin' Southpaw.

The Cubs signed former Kansas City and Tampa Bay Outfielder Joey Gathright to a one year contract.


Gathright has speed, and he can use it to beat out infield singles and steal many bases. I think the Cubs will end up putting him in Center Field with Reed Johnson, allowing Felix Pie to fine tune his skills in the Minor Leagues.

The Cubs are still looking for a left handed outfielder with some pop, and they are looking at former Texas Ranger Milton Bradley.

On a second note...

I am glad the Chicago Cubs did not get Jake Peavy. It was obvious from the start that San Diego was asking too much to get him, and we were walking a tightrope as we were trying to get three or four teams to make a deal for us to land Peavy. Jake is a great pitcher, but I firmly believe that his numbers are inflated due to him playing inside the ultimate Pitcher's Park, PetCo Park. I do not think Jake would have done as well in Wrigley Field.

Hopefully our regular rotation gets the job done this season.

Buster Olney Talks Ken Macha & Offseason Moves

Buster Olney talks about Milwaukee's decision to hire Ken Macha as its manager.


Buster Olney discusses Rays and Phillies offseason moves, free-agent market and the trade market for pitcher Jake Peavy.

Barry Bonds Indicted on Perjury, Obstruction Charges

The Major League Home Run King Was Charged with lying to a federal grand jury.
Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.

The indictment unsealed Thursday against baseball's home-run king culminated a four-year investigation into steroid use by elite athletes.

If convicted on all five counts, baseball's home run king could go to prison for up to 30 years.

In August, the 43-year-old Bonds passed Hank Aaron to become baseball's career home run leader. Late in the season, the San Francisco Giants told the seven-time National League MVP they didn't want him back next year.

Bonds finished the year with 762 homers, seven more than Aaron, and is currently a free agent. In 2001, he set the season record with 73 home runs.

Bonds became the highest-profile figure caught up in the government investigation launched in 2002 with the raid of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), the Burlingame-based supplements lab at the center of a steroids distribution ring.

In Other Baseball News...
Congratulations to Jake Peavy for winning the National League Cy Young Award. Congratulations to C.C. Sabathia for winning the American League Cy Young Award.