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D.j. Wilson
Livan Hernandez…..?
EdinsonPickle
Livan likes his money. He makes a lot they say.
shysox
Didn’t MLBTR rank Jackson above Buehrle?
johnsilver
“Didn’t MLBTR rank Jackson above Buehrle”
I would rank either as equally non desirable and back of the rotation “innings eater” as the topic stated.
Can’t wait until some team throws a boat load of $$ at Jackson and gets exactly the same (or worse more than likely) in Buehrle.. a 150-200IP guy who is defiantly not a 1-3, but guy who belongs in the NL to even qualify as a decent innings eater.
bayareabeast
why did you put what he said in quotes? obviously your responding to that
johnsilver
Good question.. Part of me always forgetting where am reading/posting here…
baseballa11
Edwin Jacksons worse destination would be a team that could collapse (Rockies,Reds,Royals,Pirates,Bluejays) All teams that might have to unload him and he would be traded AGAIN i say go 5 years with an option to a big contender (Cards,Yankees,Redsox etc._))
ObamaDinoKiller
you must be his agent if you think he deserves that many years. he’s like what the first fwe have said. he’s overrated and will have a 4.30+ era next year. should get a 1 year contract for the purposes of trading him midseason to a contender
RICHARD
Since when can the Blue Jays and Reds collapse even more than a team like Washington?
cubsfanraysaddict
Good point on lack on less innings for the bullpen, the Rays last year didn’t exactly have their 2010 BP but their starters IIRC allowed Joe Maddon to ‘LaRussasize(?)’ his BP enough to hide their weaknesses.
BlueSkyLA
What are Kuroda’s flaws? He’s clearly the best of the bunch, and would be one of the best of any bunch.
BeisbolJunkie
It’s not like Ejax was traded because he sucked… No team was ever trying to unload him like Milton Bradley. A pitcher doesn’t get traded from a losing team 2 years in a row at the trade deadline because he sucks, it’s because a contending team wants him and thinks he can help them win. It obviously paid off this year with the Cardinals. I actually think that if he had gone to the Dbacks before the ’11 season instead of 2010 he would have done well there @ Gibby’s bootcamp w/ Nagy, and a bullpen that doesn’t sabotage any
BeisbolJunkie
And all efforts by the starting rotation. I would love to see him get settled in with a team for a while where he can bond with his team, establish a relationship w/ a good pitching coach, get to know his catchers better, etc. i agree that he could have learned alot from Duncan had he been there around to actually work with Edwin. Good thing he’s a military brat, he seems to acclimate pretty quickly with each new team. Please don’t let him sign with the Reds where Dusty Baker will for sure chew his arm off (rotator cuff
JackPackage
I don’t really understand all the Edwin Jackson hate, he’s been worth between 3.6-3.8 WAR the last 3 seasons despite having ZERO stability.
Basically a lock to throw 200 innings of quality pitching. I fail to see why people are considering him a back of the rotation starter. He’s easily a good #3, and clearly worth $10 million a season. Considering the deal Danks just got and E-Jax is an absolute steal at 3/36.
It seems like anyone who isn’t a top of the rotation star gets absolute trashed on here, I could care less that he’s been traded so much, for a few reasons: 1) Teams keep on trading FOR him 2) It isn’t like he is being given away in these trades, he’s been traded for quality 3) The trades aren’t affecting his on field performance, he’s been pretty consistent despite playing for numerous teams and in different leagues.
Teams don’t have a rotation of #1 starters, E-Jax is a quality pitcher… FACT!
naidle
Edwin Jackson had 18 quality starts. Brandon Morrow had 17. I fail to classify that as “quality pitching”. I would say he’s average with upside.
He ranked 80th in Quality Start percentage so again, OK but your “FACT” is not fact at all but rather loose opinion.
Ronlacroix
Rangers interest MAY BE FADING? No kiddin?…………..what a gutsy call!
naidle
EJax is likely looking for 4-5 years and/or 12-14+ mil per year and I doubt any team would accept such terms. Why else would he still be a FA with the trade market being as inflated as it is for pitching right now?
He’s a #4 on a good staff. he may have to take a 1 year deal playing for a pitchers friendly park so Boras can tell the great story of how he is ‘elite’.
naidle
If I’m the Blue Jays I would target Kuroda on a 2 year + 3rd yr option deal with a competitive salary ($12 mil?). I doubt he wants to play in Canada but there aren’t a lot of West coast options who will pay him what he’s worth right now.
For the Jays, he’s a #2 next year, #3-4 in 2013 and then we can see where he fits in if Hutchison, McGuire or any of the other top arms work out.