Jake Peavy's surgeons informed him that his shoulder is as strong as its ever going to be. That's not a positive thing, but at least it's honest. "I can tell you that I'm 19 months out of major surgery that nobody else has had, that nobody else has come back from," Peavy said. "So there's no gameplan. There's no, 'Hey look at this guy, and this is what he did after "x" months. The surgeons have just said once you're 18 months, a year and a half out of surgery, you're not going to get any better. About what you have is what you have." The 30-year-old right-hander said last week that he's hoping to make 30 starts this season, something he hasn't done since 2007. Peavy had a 4.92 ERA in 111 2/3 innings last season and should be nothing more than a late-round flier in mixed league if you care to gamble.