QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2013 -> 08:07 PM)
No. The White Sox are in a position where they absolutely need to deal starting pitching. When Peavy comes back, the Sox will be sitting on 6 major league level starters again. They could run a 6 man rotation for a week or two until the deadline and maybe skip a Sale start or something like that, but doing that for more than a couple turns is intolerable with a staff full of young guys who can benefit from work, and moving Axelrod or Santiago to the bullpen is intolerable given that they're legit pieces who could be even bigger contributors next year if we give them their time this year.
If you're worried about pitching depth next year, starter #6 next year is named Erik Johnson, he'll be sitting at Charlotte waiting for a shot, and then there are other fill-in options if we need a spot start.
I don't know which starter it will be, but one of the starters needs moved in July unless we've somehow climbed back into the race.
I said before that we have some ideas floated out there that really undervalue our players. I have seen where we trade three starting position players for some minor leaguers, etc. I think pitching is our strength so the ones I might consider trading would include Peavy and maybe Thornton. Keep our young pitchers and don't be so quick to give up on the likes of Beckham, Ramirez and Rios. Build around your strength. Ramirez does concern me some and if Carlos Sanchez is really the real thing maybe he can step in that spot, but I think we have a real strong DP combo in Alexei and Gordon