Gavin Floyd might not be Cy Young, but he's surely not Jaime Navarro. I use Jaime Navarro as my example to remind Sox fans how awful starting pitching can be. What I'm trying to say is that the club can do much worse than Gavin Floyd. While he might not

Kenny Williams always gets his man, regardless of how long it takes him. He pined after Ken Griffey Jr. , Jake Peavy, Roberto Alomar and Adam Dunn and somehow found a way to bring them all to the south side. When Kosuke Fududome left Japan to play basebal

Times are tough for Astros fans. The team is coming off a 106-loss season—a club record. Wandy Rodriguez, Brett Myers and Bud Norris will most likely begin the season as one, two, three in the rotation and Carlos Lee, JD Martinez, Jose Altuve and Jed Low

The grueling condensed season has taken its toll on Derrick Rose's back. That might work in a normal NBA regular season. But this is a very abnormal NBA regular season. The Bulls

Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is considered to be a competitor on the mound. The trouble is, he hasn't been in a position to compete over the last two seasons. After all, in order to compete, one has to show up. Peavy's host of injuries hasn't all

Jake Peavy said he doesn’t know if he’s “100 percent (compared) to what I was four years ago,’’ but he’s still collecting 100 percent of that trade-choking salary, you betcha. Peavy said he wants to pitch 200 innings, which is admirable, but also seems l

CHICAGO -- For the past 11 years, Mark Buehrle sat atop the White Sox rotation. He might not have always had the best record on the staff. He certainly didn't have the highest velocity among the starters. But even in his debut starting effort of 2001, Bu

This post is inspired by Aaron Gleeman’s review of the Johan Santana trade over at Baseball Prospectus earlier this week, as well as Ted Berg’s earlier look back at the same trade. Basically, the idea is that the trade hasn’t worked out ideally for eithe

The Tigers used "draft pick currency" in acquiring Miguel Cabrera from the Marlins in 2007 using '05 first-round pick Cameron Maybin and '06 first rounder Andrew Miller, agent Scott Boras noted in January. Boras feels that the Tigers were ahead of the cu

CHICAGO -- Ask Jake Peavy whether he is 100 percent healthy for this season and this is the answer you get: "I'm as 100 percent as I can be. I don't know if I'm 100 percent as to what I was four years ago. I know I'm as 100 percent as 100 percent is goin

"I'm as 100 percent as I can be. I don't know if I'm 100 percent as to what I was four years ago," said Peavy, who returned to the diamond in

12/12/07: Signed three-year, $52 million extension w/ 2013 club option and limited NTC. 2012: $17.0 million, 2013: $22 million club option w/ $4 million buyout, 2014: Free Agent May block trades to 14 clubs in 2011 and 8 clubs in 2012 (also earns 10-and-

Chicago White Sox SP Jake Peavy said he's as healthy as he can be right now. "I'm as 100 percent as I can be. I don't know if I'm 100 percent as to what I was four years ago," Peavy said. "I know I'm as 100 percent as 100 percent is going to get after wh

Ask Jake Peavy whether he is 100 percent healthy for this season and this is the answer you get: "I'm as 100 percent as I can be. I don't know if I'm 100 percent as to what I was four years ago. I know I'm as 100 percent as 100 percent is going to get af

You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry! Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?" Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh,

Starting pitcher Jake Peavy #44 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on August 26, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) (WSCR) Since he was traded to the White Sox in 2009, Peavy has

In his session with the media before the start of SoxFest Friday at the Palmer House, new White Sox manager Robin Ventura was self-deprecating to a fault, well aware he has big shoes to fill as a media personality in replacing Ozzie Guillen. Wikimedia Co

Easily my favorite player growing up, Ken Griffey Jr. seemed to be a lock to pass Hank Aaron on the career home runs list. By the time he turned 30, he already had 398 for his career and seemed to have plenty of gas left in the tank. He was traded to the

White Sox manager Robin Ventura will be learning on the job. We don’t know who his Opening Day starter is or who his closer will be. In between, three pitching jobs are up for grabs. And to think, pitching will be considered the strength of this team. Wh