Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy displays good game in 1st spring start – MLB News
Chicago White Sox with new manager Robin Ventura knows where to put more emphasis and where to give slight margin of error to the players as well as head coaches. These days his team, the Chicago White Sox, is busy in 2012 Major League Baseball Spring Training while he on the other hand, taking things more seriously and making some last minute strategies for the next big outing of Major League teams in few weeks’ time.
Ventura recently has also commented in the media that he is looking forward on two to three players’ potential performances and certainly needs some points to prove in the upcoming season.
The main player, upon whom Robin Ventura is extremely relying, is Jake Peavey. Peavey, a former player from the San Diego Padres, came into the White Sox roster in 2009 and since then performing with great energy.
Now the 2012 season is approaching fast while on the other hand, Peavy’s preparations are also getting serious. He knows how much his team manager is expecting from him and how well he is prepared for the next competition.
In his first outing in Spring Training, Peavy showed some speed up performance which also shows early signs of his desperation for the upcoming season.
After the game, he spoke to the media as well saying, “I can't help but have a big smile on my face. I know I gave up a few runs, but its fun to be out there. I feel good, and absolutely nothing in my body is hurting. We've had to monitor my (right) ankle because of some instability there, but I do feel good.”
Looking at different perspective, Peavy’s coming into form is a good sign for the White Sox itself. Not only he is a an experienced campaigner, but his pitching skills have also grown further perfect which ultimately will help the White Sox to put some good results in the coming days. Even in the last year, being not fully healthy, he still proved his game and achieved consistent stats of 4.92 ERA along with 7-7 win-loss record and 95 strike-outs.
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