Jake Peavy struggled badly in his final two Cactus League starts, yielding 13 runs -- 11 earned -- over just 6 2/3 total innings. So the Giants are considering delaying his first appearance of the regular season so that he can try to iron some things out on the side.
Giants general manager Bobby Evans told Jim Bowden of SiriusXM on Sunday morning that Ryan Vogelsong -- who was projected to open 2015 in long relief -- could start against the Diamondbacks in Peavy’s place this Tuesday night. Peavy would then take the sixth game of the regular season against the Padres, giving the Giants a temporary six-man rotation.
Peavy agreed to a two-year, $24 million free agent contract with the Giants this past winter after posting a brilliant 2.17 ERA across 78 2/3 innings last season for San Francisco. The 33-year-old right-hander had a 4.72 ERA in 124 innings with Boston before the July 2014 trade that sent him out west.
