Peavy Choosing Family over Baseball -- For Now

[brandonwarne52]

Via Rotoworld:

Jake Peavy has yet to sign with a team due to family issues.
Peavy is going through a divorce, and he has four young sons. "It hurts not to be in spring training," the veteran right-hander told ESPN. "I know that day is coming, but right now being a dad is absolutely No. 1. There’s no way in a million years that I could leave my boys at this time." There should be a minor league contract out there somewhere for him when he's ready to return to the mound.

I really, really have to applaud Peavy here. Even though I don't know the circumstances surrounding the divorce, it seems like he's trying to make the best of the situation. I respect that.

[mschlegel34]

Well, I'm going to just come out and say it. If that was Joe Mauer, people would ragging on him hardcore.

But in all seriousness, I agree with you. Peavy is simply choosing what is most important in his life and that should be respected.