After pulling the trigger on trading both Jim Thome and Jose Contreras, it looks like the White Sox may be waving the white flag by shutting down Jake Peavy before he even makes his debut for the ChiSox:
White Sox May Shut Down Jake Peavy
"Believe me, if we fall more and I don't think deep inside my heart and my guts that we have a chance, I will tell [general manager Ken Williams and pitching coach [Don Cooper] to just shut him down and wait for next year," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "I am honest with myself. It's funny, because you can tell the fans anything you want. But when you go to sleep and think about how good you are or how bad you are, you're not lying."
Time could be against Peavy because the minor-league regular season ends Monday. Double-A Birmingham will advance to the playoffs, so that could be Peavy's option if he recovers in time to pitch in a minor-league game.
"I want him, I need him, yes," Guillen said. "But I don't want to take a chance."
The White Sox sit 6.5 games back from the Tigers in the A.L. Central race. While it seems the Red Sox, Rangers and Rays are battling for the Wild Card, Chicago would have to make up a lot of ground to earn a spot in the playoffs.
Peavy was acquired in a trade with the Padres on the trade deadline earlier this year. Peavy last started June 8 for the Padres before hitting the disabled list with an ankle injury.
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