Jake Peavy

If there is solace to the absolute pulverization at the hands of the Twins this afternoon, it's that GM Kenny Williams is not content and actually made a trade for Jake Peavy. It's now up to Peavy to waive his no-trade clause.

I have my doubts as to whether or not Peavy will do so, but adding him adds some much needed punch to the White Sox's rotation.

Peavy won the 2007 Cy Young and is one of the best pitchers in the game year in and year out. Sure, he plays in PetCo Park, and moving to the Cell would not help his home runs against total, but he's a legit ace and can make adjustments to dominate the AL. Williams recognized an opportunity to add such a quality arm and took it. I'd be disappointed to see lefty prospect Aaron Poreda go, but such is the cost for a Cy Young pitcher.

Not only would Peavy give the Sox a formidable 1-2 with Mark Buehrle, but he also would shift Gavin Floyd and John Danks down to slots 3 and 4 in the rotation, and those two would benefit from the lessened pressure from their spots in the rotation, along with whatever wisdom Peavy can offer. If Floyd and Danks can find whatever they had last season, the Sox would have one of the best rotations in the American League, if not all of baseball. Bartolo Colon does enough as the 5th starter, even though he's had some awful outings.

If nothing else, the move has the Sox making some noise in a city where they are in the background compared to the Jay Cutler-led Bears, the upstart Blackhawks, the young Bulls, and of course, the Cubs. Even if Peavy declines, the Sox have thrust themselves into the Chicago sports spotlight today, and all they need is a "yes" to stay there.