Holy pitching!

Last week a Chicago Sun-Times writer was on ESPN proclaiming that the acquisition of Jake Peavy would give the Chicago White Sox, far and away, the best pitching staff in the AL Central--an opinion shared by this guy--not just because of Peavy’s talents but because of how poor the pitching is in the division. Peavy is a very good pitcher. I have no desire to argue otherwise. I do, however, wish to argue the notion that the addition of Peavy would give the White Sox the best rotation in the American League since that’s how much of an impact Peavy would need to have for the White Sox to be the best rotation in the AL Central. You see, the Tigers reside in the AL Central and they have, without a doubt, the best pitching staff in the AL. Care to retract your statement, Mr. Sun-Times Writer?Just seven days ago in an attempt to convey just how solid Tigers pitching has been this year I said, “The Tigers are in the top-five in most pitching related statistics.” In retrospect, that statemen...