Jake Peavy sticks with the Giants. He agrees to a two-year, $24 million contract.

Peavy struggled in Boston last season with a 1-9 record and a 4.72 ERA in 20 starts, but he put in a strong performance in August and September with the Giants after they acquired him from the Red Sox on July 26 in a trade for minor league pitchers Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree.

Peavy went 6-4 with a 2.17 ERA and a 2.1 Wins Above Replacement in San Francisco to help the Giants make the playoffs as a wild-card entry. He threw 5 2/3 shutout innings against Washington in the opener of the National League Division Series, but finished the season on a down note, lasting only 1 1/3 innings in a 10-0 loss to Kansas City in Game 6 of the World Series.

It could be he’s just better suited to the NL West, as he allowed 20 home runs in 124 innings with the Red Sox, three in 78 2/3 innings with the Giants. The five parks in the AL East all are good places to hit home runs, while only two of the five in the NL West hurt pitchers.