Jake Peavy,
a little more than a year removed from surgery on a detached latissimus dorsi muscle, apparently will not pitch the rest of the season for the White Sox.
“He has been shut down, he’s finished for the year,” pitching coach
Don Cooper
said after Saturday’s 7-3, 10-inning victory over Cleveland.
Manager
Ozzie Guillen
had no comment on the record and Peavy departed the locker room before the media could enter.
The move is no surprise because Peavy has admitted he has been pitching with a tired arm.
So he finishes his second full White Sox season with a 7-7 record and 4.92 ERA in 18 starts plus one relief appearance.
Peavy knew the move might be coming even before his last start and said he wanted to keep pitching but also that he could use the rest.
“I’ve had no rest at all since (last year’s surgery),” he said before the start. “I worked all (last winter). With a normal offseason, I’d like to come to spring training and see who I am, what I have. Whatever I have in spring training is going to have to be sufficient.”
The move leaves the White Sox with a “to be determined” starter for Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.
Leaving a mark:
Reliever
Addison Reed
is the second member of the Sox’s 2010 draft class to make the team, joining
Chris Sale
in the bullpen. Guillen likes what he has seen so far, with Reed allowing one run in 2 2/3 innings while striking out six.
“He has a great opportunity, a great opportunity, to be a good big league pitcher,” Guillen said. “His fastball is a big-league fastball. His changeup is outstanding. I don’t know about his breaking ball … it will get better.
“He’s a very, very smart kid. He has a chance to be in the big leagues (full time) pretty soon.”
It has been an interesting summer for Reed, who stopped for four games at Class-A Kannapolis, 15 games at Class-A Winston-Salem, 13 at Double-A Birmingham and 11 at Triple-A Charlotte. He posted a 1.26 ERA in the minors.
“It has been kind of a crazy year,” Reed said of his moves. “I just kind of bunked up in an open room with whoever had room in their apartment.
“The first two stops, we turned the dining room into a bedroom. Just threw blowup mattresses on the floor. I finally traveled with my blowup mattress and just put it wherever there was room.”
Extra innings:
It was Blackhawk Day at U.S. Cellular Field with
Jim Cornelison
singing a stirring rendition of the national anthem and newcomer
Daniel Carcillo
throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. Among other Hawks attending were
Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane
and
Brent Seabrook
and Hall-of-Fame crowd favorite
Stan Mikita.
