Jake Peavy Finally Dealt

I know in yesterday's post I was going to talk more about set-up guys.  With the trade deadline looming, I am going to put that thought on hold and comment on some of the deals going down.

The rumors surrounding Jake Peavy finally came to fruition with the three-way deal of him to the Red Sox.  Boston also dealt Jose Iglesias to the Tigers, presumably because they are feeling the heat of the Biogenesis affect and that, perhaps, Johnny Peralta ends up getting suspended.  Finally, the White Sox get young outfielder Avisail Garcia.

Peavy and Garcia are the two most intriguing guys in this deal to me.  The Red Sox add a quality starter and the White Sox add an interesting young player with some upside.  The youngster is only 22, with some power and speed.  If you have room on your fantasy roster, this is the guy I would try and jump on.  He has had a little bit of an issue with swinging at bad pitches and not being able to take many walks (where have we heard that issue before?), but if he can harness some of that, he could be a nice 5 category player for you.

Peavy should be Peavy with the Red Sox.  Obviously, he is playing with a better ballclub this year so he may tick off a couple of extra wins, but his other numbers should not be affected much.  That being said, we have seen where a player really gets rejuvenated when he gets traded to a team in contention.  With Peavy's history as a 'lights out' type pitcher don't be surprised if he, indeed, puts up some better numbers the rest of the way in Boston.  I do not think you can count on that, but it would not be out of the realm of possibility.

I have never been a big fan of Jose Iglesias.  I sometimes wondered about some of the hype surrounding his stature over the last few years.  He does not have much in the way of power and his average at the minor league level (.244 with on base percentage under .300) leaves much to be desired, as well.  Do not be fooled by his over .300 Avg. this year.  It is an anomaly.  He is simply some decent insurance for Detroit if Johnny Peralta gets the hammer from the PED's investigation.

We'll see what teams actually pull the trigger or which rumors were all smoke and mirrors.  Trade deadlines can be filled with a bunch of transactions, or they can be a bore fest, because of little activity.  We'll see.