Just when you thought Jake Peavy was turning the corner, he goes and suffers a possible season-ending injury.  The official diagnosis is a detached latissimus dorsi muscle – anything that is “detached” doesn’t sound good.  Peavy had a rough April, going 0-2 with a 7.85 ERA and 1.81 WHIP, but a softer schedule allowed him to bring his ERA down to 4.23 and a respectable 1.23 WHIP.  We all knew Peavy would have a tough time adjusting to the A.L., but we sincerely believed he could emerge as a #3 fantasy starter. 

In this case, patience didn’t win the day.  After his owners finally started to see some encouraging results, Peavy’s spotty injury history popped up.  He had a start pushed back due to “dead arm” issues and now a detached lat.  Even if he does come back this season, it will be similar to last year’s 3-game stint at the end of September – it’s not worth the wait.

In all likelihood, Peavy’s season is done.  Go ahead and cut bait because it’s time to hit the waiver wire.