Tigers are close to trading Edwin Jackson

[jdmyprez]

MLBTR says it could be as early as today

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/edwin-jackson-rumors-monday.html

Any chance it is us?

*keeps fingers crossed*

[Os84]

Traded for Pie?

[CharmCityHokie]

I'd rather get Javier Vazquez from Atlanta who seem intent on trading him or Lowe. But I wouldnt complain if we got Jackson as long as it didnt cost us too much in terms of prospects.

[O's are Legends]

Maybe it’s for former Oriole Sherrill? - Just my 2 cents.

[Stotle]

I hope not, unless it's for very little in return.

[Sports Guy]

I hope not, unless it's for very little in return.

Yep...Hopefully some other team makes a foolish mistake at trading for him in an "all star" season.

[jmmarvel]

I would love to get Jackson. He tore us up in the spring. However, I can't imagine the Tigers taking any offer that I'd be ok with for him So I guess I hope it's not to us (I'm sure it's not anyway)

[jdmyprez]

Maybe it’s for former Oriole Sherrill? - Just my 2 cents.

I think I read something earlier that was connecting the dodgers and tigers so it is possible. I wish we could get both!

[Stotle]

Yep...Hopefully some other team makes a foolish mistake at trading for him in an "all star" season.

Yes -- there is a reason DET is trying to sell him right now...

[Ruzious]

His ERA and WHIP pre all-star game - 2.52 and 1.06.

His ERA and WHIP post all-star game - 5.07 and 1.53.

Not a good sign.

[byrdz]

Most of his numbers have trended in the right direction the past few seasons but who knows if last year was a fluke. He does give up the long ball quite a bit. If they don't rade much I'm all for it.

[Stotle]

You could say that about any player who is traded. Some trades backfire. He looked great against us last year. He's got electric stuff. A former top pitching prospect who shows a solid improvement trend over the last three years and just turned 26 in September. I admit that it's curious why Detroit might be looking to move him, but on the surface, why would you not be interested in this guy?

He built an improved statistical season off of (primarily) the strength of his April/May/June. He was pretty terrible in the second half. I'd take him as a mid-rotation, 3/4 starter, but wouldn't depend on him for front-end production. I think BAL has plenty of potential mid-rotation producers already, and DET could conceivably ask for something closer to front-end value.

A team trading anything of serious value for him will be one convinced that he's capable of sustaining closer to his 1st-half performance than his 2nd-half performance. I'm not willing to move significant pieces for that sort of gamble -- I'm not sure what he adds that BAL doesn't already have.

[Sports Guy]

High HR rate.

K rate isn't bad but its not great.

His BB rate is ok and has gone down 3 years in a row but if it jumps back into the levels of 2007 or 2008, he will struggle.

His FIP was about .60 higher than his actual ERA.

As Stotle said, a team is likely to pay a #1/#2 starter bounty for a #3 starter.

I wouldn't mind going after him but for what? Erbe and JJ? I think I would make that deal but wouldn't really go any higher than that.

[jmmarvel]

His ERA and WHIP pre all-star game - 2.52 and 1.06.

His ERA and WHIP post all-star game - 5.07 and 1.53.

Not a good sign.

He would fit right in w/ the Orioles!!!

[LookinUp]

No, because we could just sign a guy like Garland and get similar production, IMO.