Fantasy Baseball: Is Jake Peavy Back?

If you looked at Jake Peavy’s early-season numbers, you would think the year was 2007. Is it a sign that the old Peavy is back, or should we just chalk it up to an old-fashioned good start?

It is indeed a good start, with Peavy having won both of his decisions during his first three outings. He is sporting a pretty 2.75 ERA and a microscopic 0.81 WHIP.

He had similar success in three starts with the White Sox in 2009, but the past two seasons have been disappointing for the former Cy Young winner.

That said, despite winning just 14 games at a shade over a .500 clip the past two years and a combined 4.77 ERA, he has posted WHIPs of 1.23 and 1.26, respectively.

Not only is Peavy getting the job done early, he’s mowing them down. He has recorded 21 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work. It’s not like he’s facing pushovers, either. He has faced both Texas and Detroit thus far.

Staying healthy will be a key for Peavy. He hasn’t logged more than 175 innings since 2007 or 115 since 2008. He has the goods if he’s healthy, and even when he’s not at his sharpest he can still maintain a low WHIP. He’s easily a player worth looking into.

Peavy is owned in about half of all fantasy leagues—a number that is bound to increase if he continues to get the job done. His next scheduled start is Monday against Oakland, so there is a strong likelihood he rolls on.

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