White Sox Land Peavy!

The Chicago White Sox made a splash in the final moments of the last day of the trade deadline when they acquired Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres in exchange for Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, Dexter Carter, and Adam Russell.
Peavy is a 28 year old, two time all star and Cy Young Award winner who boasts a career record of 92-68 with an ERA of 3.29, and 1348 K's as opposed to 435 BB's. He is currently on the dl and has a 2009 record of 6-6 with an ERA of 3.97. He is currently on the 15 day DL with a strained tendon in his right ankle.
Aaron Poreda is a 22 year old lefty and was regarded as the #3 prospect in the White Sox organization. He is a former 1st round pick from the 2007 draft. He was 1-0 this season while pitching out of the bullpen. He had an ERA of 2.45 with 12 K's and 8 BB's. He is widely regarded as a top pitching prospect.
Clayton Richard is a 25 year old lefty with a 2009 record of 4 wins and 3 losses. He has an ERA of 4.65 with 66 K's and 37 BB's. His last two starts were very promising.
Dexter Carter is a 22 year old righty with a minor league record of 12-3 with an ERA of 2.68, 232 K's and 57 walks in 31 starts.
Adam Russell is a 26 year old righty who was 4-0 in 2008 with the White Sox with an ERA of 5.19, 22 K's and 10 BB's. This year in the minors he is 2-2 with a 3.20 ERA with 55 K's and 18 BB's.
The Padres got some good, young, talented pitchers while the White Sox got a pitcher who is as good as any in the game when he's at his best. Perhaps equally important, the White Sox one upped the Tigers, Twins and Indians in what was a busy day for the AL Central. The division leading Tigers went out and got Jarrod Washburn, while the Twins landed Orlando Cabrera and the Indians landed a slew of prospects along with Justin Masterson. The Tigers currently sit atop the division with a 53-47 record. The Twins are 2 games back and the White Sox are right behind them at 2.5 games back The race for this division should be as tight as they come and a dream ending to a great season for the fans.