Jake Peavy


	Jake Peavy led the league in ERA in 2007.

Career stats: Baseball-Reference.com
2008 opening day age: 26
2008 salary: $6 million
Contract status: Peavy agreed to a four-year, $14.5 million contract on March 4, 2005. The Padres have an option for 2009 at $11 million, with a $500,000 buyout.
In the show: Padres (2002-present).
How he was acquired: The Padres drafted Peavy in the 15th round of the 1999 draft.

Players most similar to: Josh Beckett, Brandon Webb
Career year, 2007: 19-6, 2.54 ERA, 240 strikeouts and 68 walks in 223.1 innings.
2008 projections (Bill James Handbook): 15-8, 3.23 ERA, 217 strikeouts and 67 walks in 212 innings.

Resume

NL Cy Young Award (2007)

Two-time All-Star (2005, 2007)

Led league in ERA twice (2004, 2007)

Led league in wins (2007)

Led league in strikeouts twice (2005, 2007)

Triple Crown of pitching (2007)

The Sporting News NL All-Star team (2007)

The Jake Peavy Library

Sun rises in East; Peavy wins Cy Young Award — Joe Sheehan, Baseball Prospectus

Why Peavy deserved to win NL Cy — Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

Peavy the easy pick for NL Cy Young — Mike Celizic, MSNBC

Scouting Jake Peavy — Joe P. Sheehan, Baseball Analysts (Sept. 28, 2007)

Jake Peavy's max effort mechanics — Carlos Gomez, The Hardball Times (Aug. 30, 2007)

Padres closely monitor pitchers' workload — Rob Neyer, ESPN.com (July 17, 2002)

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