"Trevor Hoffman was saying his hellos. Jake Peavy was saying his goodbyes.

Used to be, one finished what the other started, and that combination over the years resulted in scores of Padres wins and two division championships.

But now neither pitches for San Diego, both gone to contenders in the Central, with Peavy traded Friday to the Chicago White Sox for four younger pitchers and the usual financial reasons that basically drove Hoffman to the Milwaukee Brewers last winter."