Al Zarilla said:
So, is Washington a good enough hitting team for us to say that Peavy has righted his ship?
Peavy credits mechanical adjustments:
"Peavy’s numbers changed dramatically after the trade.
- Peavy with Boston: 124 IP, 4.72 ERA, 9.5 H/9, 3.3 BB/9, Red Sox went 5-15 in his starts
- Peavy with San Francisco: 78.2 IP, 2.17 ERA, 7.4 H/9, 1.9 BB/9, Giants went 8-4 in his starts
Bochy dismissed the idea that moving to the National League changed Peavy’s fortunes, noting that he’s been pitching well enough to succeed anywhere. According to Peavy, the Giants’ coaching staff deserves some credit for correcting his mechanics.
“Rags just mentioned some things and really Gardy as well. I talked to all of them. These guys saw me when I was young. They have a neat perspective of me when I was here facing them a lot. I kind of made my way about (the majors) with some injuries, so you kind of do some things different. But you want to get back to those core values, and I think some of the stuff that they said has made me better. I can’t thank them enough for that. Hard work as well, we’ve worked hard since I’ve been here with everybody, Groesch, Carl, it’s been a group effort,” said Peavy, who explained what part of his delivery he worked on with Dave Righetti and Mark Gardner.
“Just really staying on line. I was really getting around the ball, I felt, there in Boston. I had some stuff that I was battling leg-wise, just some stuff that’s kind of nagging. It’ll cause you, without even knowing, make some mechanical adjustments without even knowing, just protecting your body. I was really getting around the ball in Boston. I feel like I’m behind the ball and getting over it. My biggest thing is my line to the plate.”