Edwin was a sunk cost, so this was bound to happen eventually.
scann
E-Jax needs to call the Cardinals and thank them for getting him that contract…….and then hang up his spikes…….
Matt McCarron 3
He pitched for the Nationals before signing with the Cubs, so he should be thanking the Nationals.
Why should he hang up his spikes? If he wants to pitch for MLB min, I’m sure someone will take a guy with a 3.19 ERA to be a long man
stl_cards16 2
He’s going to collect the remainder of his contract no matter how much he signs for. The only thing that matters is the Cubs have to pay him the remainder of his contract, minus whatever he makes from another team. So he’s essentially pitching for free.
seamaholic 2
Soriano really the best they’ve got in Iowa? I think I would have stuck with EJax.
Matt McCarron 3
3.19 ERA, 2.84 FIP, oh, and 0 HRs allowed in 31 relief innings and you DFA him?
I get he isn’t exactly favorable to Cubs fans, but he hasn’t exactly pitched terribly.
ubercubsfan 2
He’s untrustworthy in close, high pressure games. Most of his time was seen in losing games and when they needed someone to eat some innings no matter what.
Chaim Breslow's Purse
How do you know if he’s untrustworthy if he’s pitched a small sample size, and that size isn’t even in high pressure games for more than 1/4 of the time?
A'sfaninUK
E-Jax: 2.84 FIP
Travis Wood: 4.22 FIP
Wouldn’t exactly say Wood has “performed better”, more like his defense has performed better behind him than E-Jax’s.
jb226
Have to dig deeper, like the lowest leverage index of his career, 19 of 23 appearances with his team losing, and 36% of inherited runners scoring on him which gets scored on the previous pitcher. He has been okay, but not nearly as good as a quick glance suggests. Anybody expecting to get quality innings from him is going to be disappointed; he was a glorified mop-up man for the Cubs this year. Jackson was the least trustworthy pitcher currently in the Cubs’ pen and it makes sense that he is the one to go to make room.
stl_cards16 2
He’s talking about FIP, not ERA. Why should we care if he strands the runners if he comes in with a man on 3rd an 0 outs? The beauty of FIP is it tells us how HE pitched, regardless of circumstance.
petrie000
shhhh…. let them rival fans believe he’s actually worth putting a waiver claim on. They can find out the truth for themselves when they actually expect him to help win a game…
stl_cards16 2
No one is claiming Jackson. Once he is a free agent and a team can get him for the league minimum, sure, a team will scoop him up.
A'sfaninUK
31 years old with a 2.84 FIP this year. If the Cubs pick up that tab, he could be an asset on many, many teams. Poor move by Cubs.
theo2016
Fip is a stat for starters. Its using it in poor context when talking about a reliever that is pitching in blow out games.
A'sfaninUK
Team record in appearances this year: 4-19.
You weren’t wrong with the blowout games comment. Ha
Chaim Breslow's Purse
People are still overlooking the fact that he pitched really, really well according to stats.
Steve 39
He is fine in no pressure situations but in a close game watch out. That is what the numbers don’t tell you but any Cub fan can
Matt McCarron 3
There are plenty of teams that could use him in no pressure situations.
A team like the Phillies could of used him to get a better prospect return on Jon Papelbon.
Papelbon for Edwin Jackson and Billy Mckinney?
kwpilger68
Have you watched any Cubs games? The Cubs would be lucky to get a bag of baseballs for jackson.
Larry D.
I would think that teams will contact the Cubs to see how much contract they are willing to eat.
kwpilger68
Finally!! I’ve been waiting all year for this!! He only came in during garbage time or when the Cubs conceded the game. Theo can now forget the signing of Jackson which should have never happened.
eric9690
Edwin was brutal. I think this was the last big step towards rebuilding; eating Edwin Jacksons salary.
D.J. Wilson 3
Edwin has been pretty solid in the Cubs’ bullpen this season. I would imagine he won’t have a hard time finding work, especially if the new team can sign him for the Vet minimum
A'sfaninUK
He’s still only 31, plenty of time to learn a new trick and come back strong.
I still cant believe how long he and Oilver Perez have been around, it feels like both should be in their late 30s by now.
kwpilger68
Anyone who thinks the Cubs should have kept Jackson hasn’t paid attention to any games. He’s only pitched in garbage time which is why his numbers look as good as they do.
bleedblue4cubs
Anyone who is pointing to Jackson’s stats to say this is a bad move by the Cubs is ludicrous. The only reason this isn’t a no brainer is because the Cubs will have to eat majority of his contract, if not all. Jackson’s stats this year mean NOTHING..
ilikebaseball 2
Believe me if you just watched the Cubs this year and ignored numbers this is a no brainer, guy has lost it and it aint coming back with the Cubs. If he didn’t have the contract he did he woulda been starting it the Mexican league this year if he was lucky.
willi
Does this mean , the Cubs are getting Cole Hamels !
coleham
Rafael Soriano. Cubs like getting hosed by Sorianos
JD.
AA. Pick him up. Trade for Kimbrel. Send Loup down and bring up Delabar. Trade Castro to the rangers for Gallardo and let’s call it. Still given the jays a chance but not selling the future. Or. Unload Bautista, Encarnacion, Reyes, Dickey and Buehrle for top prospects. Build a championship team like Kansas City and Tampa.
Dan LeBlanc
Edwin Jackson will end up in Toronto’s starting rotation by next week. This will be Alex Anthopolous’ BIG trade deadline acquisition.
robinsoncannoli
Brian Cashman on-the-cheap special.
mike156
That’s a lot of money to walk from. But wrap your head around this–when his contract is done next year, he will have earned over $77M, and to date, he has a total (total!!) of 9.6bWAR in 13 years. Good timing, smart agent.
mikesciosciasucks
Not sure why he’d lump in Ubaldo Jimenez with that group as he is one of the few reasons Baltimore’s rotation is still treading water. After a disastrous first year he has really turned it around. His advanced statistics suggest he’s a slightly better pitcher.
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mrtplush
Woah…
schaddy24
Edwin was a sunk cost, so this was bound to happen eventually.
scann
E-Jax needs to call the Cardinals and thank them for getting him that contract…….and then hang up his spikes…….
Matt McCarron 3
He pitched for the Nationals before signing with the Cubs, so he should be thanking the Nationals.
Why should he hang up his spikes? If he wants to pitch for MLB min, I’m sure someone will take a guy with a 3.19 ERA to be a long man
stl_cards16 2
He’s going to collect the remainder of his contract no matter how much he signs for. The only thing that matters is the Cubs have to pay him the remainder of his contract, minus whatever he makes from another team. So he’s essentially pitching for free.
seamaholic 2
Soriano really the best they’ve got in Iowa? I think I would have stuck with EJax.
Matt McCarron 3
3.19 ERA, 2.84 FIP, oh, and 0 HRs allowed in 31 relief innings and you DFA him?
I get he isn’t exactly favorable to Cubs fans, but he hasn’t exactly pitched terribly.
ubercubsfan 2
He’s untrustworthy in close, high pressure games. Most of his time was seen in losing games and when they needed someone to eat some innings no matter what.
Chaim Breslow's Purse
How do you know if he’s untrustworthy if he’s pitched a small sample size, and that size isn’t even in high pressure games for more than 1/4 of the time?
A'sfaninUK
E-Jax: 2.84 FIP
Travis Wood: 4.22 FIP
Wouldn’t exactly say Wood has “performed better”, more like his defense has performed better behind him than E-Jax’s.
jb226
Have to dig deeper, like the lowest leverage index of his career, 19 of 23 appearances with his team losing, and 36% of inherited runners scoring on him which gets scored on the previous pitcher. He has been okay, but not nearly as good as a quick glance suggests. Anybody expecting to get quality innings from him is going to be disappointed; he was a glorified mop-up man for the Cubs this year. Jackson was the least trustworthy pitcher currently in the Cubs’ pen and it makes sense that he is the one to go to make room.
stl_cards16 2
He’s talking about FIP, not ERA. Why should we care if he strands the runners if he comes in with a man on 3rd an 0 outs? The beauty of FIP is it tells us how HE pitched, regardless of circumstance.
petrie000
shhhh…. let them rival fans believe he’s actually worth putting a waiver claim on. They can find out the truth for themselves when they actually expect him to help win a game…
stl_cards16 2
No one is claiming Jackson. Once he is a free agent and a team can get him for the league minimum, sure, a team will scoop him up.
A'sfaninUK
31 years old with a 2.84 FIP this year. If the Cubs pick up that tab, he could be an asset on many, many teams. Poor move by Cubs.
theo2016
Fip is a stat for starters. Its using it in poor context when talking about a reliever that is pitching in blow out games.
A'sfaninUK
Team record in appearances this year: 4-19.
You weren’t wrong with the blowout games comment. Ha
Chaim Breslow's Purse
People are still overlooking the fact that he pitched really, really well according to stats.
Steve 39
He is fine in no pressure situations but in a close game watch out. That is what the numbers don’t tell you but any Cub fan can
Matt McCarron 3
There are plenty of teams that could use him in no pressure situations.
A team like the Phillies could of used him to get a better prospect return on Jon Papelbon.
Papelbon for Edwin Jackson and Billy Mckinney?
kwpilger68
Have you watched any Cubs games? The Cubs would be lucky to get a bag of baseballs for jackson.
Larry D.
I would think that teams will contact the Cubs to see how much contract they are willing to eat.
kwpilger68
Finally!! I’ve been waiting all year for this!! He only came in during garbage time or when the Cubs conceded the game. Theo can now forget the signing of Jackson which should have never happened.
eric9690
Edwin was brutal. I think this was the last big step towards rebuilding; eating Edwin Jacksons salary.
D.J. Wilson 3
Edwin has been pretty solid in the Cubs’ bullpen this season. I would imagine he won’t have a hard time finding work, especially if the new team can sign him for the Vet minimum
A'sfaninUK
He’s still only 31, plenty of time to learn a new trick and come back strong.
I still cant believe how long he and Oilver Perez have been around, it feels like both should be in their late 30s by now.
kwpilger68
Anyone who thinks the Cubs should have kept Jackson hasn’t paid attention to any games. He’s only pitched in garbage time which is why his numbers look as good as they do.
bleedblue4cubs
Anyone who is pointing to Jackson’s stats to say this is a bad move by the Cubs is ludicrous. The only reason this isn’t a no brainer is because the Cubs will have to eat majority of his contract, if not all. Jackson’s stats this year mean NOTHING..
ilikebaseball 2
Believe me if you just watched the Cubs this year and ignored numbers this is a no brainer, guy has lost it and it aint coming back with the Cubs. If he didn’t have the contract he did he woulda been starting it the Mexican league this year if he was lucky.
willi
Does this mean , the Cubs are getting Cole Hamels !
coleham
Rafael Soriano. Cubs like getting hosed by Sorianos
JD.
AA. Pick him up. Trade for Kimbrel. Send Loup down and bring up Delabar. Trade Castro to the rangers for Gallardo and let’s call it. Still given the jays a chance but not selling the future. Or. Unload Bautista, Encarnacion, Reyes, Dickey and Buehrle for top prospects. Build a championship team like Kansas City and Tampa.
Dan LeBlanc
Edwin Jackson will end up in Toronto’s starting rotation by next week. This will be Alex Anthopolous’ BIG trade deadline acquisition.
robinsoncannoli
Brian Cashman on-the-cheap special.
mike156
That’s a lot of money to walk from. But wrap your head around this–when his contract is done next year, he will have earned over $77M, and to date, he has a total (total!!) of 9.6bWAR in 13 years. Good timing, smart agent.
mikesciosciasucks
Not sure why he’d lump in Ubaldo Jimenez with that group as he is one of the few reasons Baltimore’s rotation is still treading water. After a disastrous first year he has really turned it around. His advanced statistics suggest he’s a slightly better pitcher.