The Padres have traded Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. And this time it’s a done deal.

The Padres will receive four pitchers from the American League team, right-handers Adam Russell and Dexter Carter, and left-handers Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard.

Peavy traded to White Sox

You might recall that Towers and the White Sox previously worked out a deal for Peavy, also headlined by Poreda, but the Cy Young-winner shot it down. This time he accepted, and Towers just found $52 million over the next three years.

And I was just about to come here and moan about not moving Heath Bell. Nevermind.