Red Sox Add Needed Arm

With their pitching going wild and not getting back Clay Buchholz (9-0, 1.71 E.R.A. in 84 innings) for a long time, the Red Sox needed to find a deadline deal for a starting pitcher. The Red Sox found gold when they acquired former Cy Young Winner Jake Peavy in a 3 team trade. The Red Sox will give up young and talented 3B/SS to the Detroit Tigers and the Tigers will send Minor League Outfielder Avisail Garcia, and also send right-hander Bryan Villarreal (currently in Triple A) to Boston. Even though Peavy's stats aren't that great (8-4, 4.28 E.R.A. with the White Sox this season), he still has the stuff and talent to help Boston in a decisive race, in the A.L. East. Peavy will team up with John Lackey (3.23 E.R.A.), Felix Doubront (3.77 E.R.A.) as a great 1-2-3 punch in the Red Sox rotation. Starters Ryan Dempster (Signed this off-season) and Jon Lester have been very disappointing. Peavy has done well in Fenway, despite starting only game their. Peavy pitched 7 innings, allowed 6 hits and 3 runs, and recorded a 0.857 WHIP during the game. If Peavy pitches that way every time he starts a game in Fenway, the Red Sox would take him all day. Losing young Jose Iglesias (23 years old, batted .330 in 215 At-Bats) will hurt the White Sox at shortstop, considering that Stephen Drew (.235 AVG, 81 strikeouts, does have 6 Triples) has disappointed Boston this season. The Tigers added Iglesias since the suspension of shortstop Jhonny Peralta is coming very soon. He will be huge down the stretch for Detriot. The White Sox are hoping Garcia (Top Power Prospect in Detroit's Farm System) will turn out into a player like Jermaine Dye or maybe almost like Frank Thomas, that Chicago can build around.