Edwin Jackson to the Nationals

Dutchie · 02-02-12, 03:21 PM

solid pick up for them

zsr · 02-02-12, 03:22 PM

Nice move

YouMama · 02-02-12, 03:23 PM

he could have been number 2 caliber under dave duncan for a full year... but solid 3rd-4th for the nationals, decent move

Chi_archie · 02-02-12, 03:23 PM

Depends on $ nats need to move some old starters as it is.

Bcatswin · 02-02-12, 03:41 PM

He did not impress me with St. Louis last year.

wantitall4moi · 02-02-12, 03:43 PM

I remember when he beat Randy Johnson in his first or second start with the dodgers, everyone proclaiming him the next Valenzuela, that was what 7 or 8 years ago now? Maybe more. But that was also the year johnson sucked. But the kid flamed out pretty hard and fast.

RyanLeafOfBets · 02-02-12, 03:43 PM

Not a bad signing for the Nasty Nats, but depends on how much they unloaded on him whether or not it's a bad move.

zoo youk · 02-02-12, 03:50 PM

Nice rotation now for Nats

Stras, Gonzalez, Zimmerman, Jackson, Marquis

They will challenge for the wild card spot this year

Dutchie · 02-02-12, 03:53 PM

Marquis on the twins.

Chi_archie · 02-02-12, 03:56 PM

Wang and Lannon need to get traded

zoo youk · 02-02-12, 03:56 PM

Woops

Bcatswin · 02-02-12, 04:47 PM

Still pretty solid, not a wild card contender though. Unless MLB releases new Playoff scenario soon with more teams.

TBsp75 · 02-02-12, 05:10 PM

1.zimmerman, 2.gio, 3.strasburg, 4.wong, 5.(ross, tom, john, or edwin)

i like wong rather than jackson coz i think wong will bounce back tis season. he pitch like shit last yr , has no control of his pitches wat so ever still 4.04 era & most hits r ground ball singles, means his sinker still very hard to hit plus nats got a pretty good def. infeid and tis season he's fully prepared. compare his stats with jackson both in AL east 2006-2008 period jackson nt as stable as wong. but signin edwin definitely adds more depth in nats rotation

zoo youk · 02-02-12, 07:22 PM

How do you have zimmerman in front of gio and stras??????

yisman · 02-02-12, 07:24 PM

Edwin Jackson is a disaster and he's why I hated the Rasmus trade for St. Louis.

I really think they hurt their long term prospects by trading a valuable commodity for Edwin Jackson (a mediocre starter), and two relievers.

A STL defender will say they won the World Series, but that wasn't because of this trade.

Meanwhile, there's a good chance Rasmus turns into a top flight outfielder.

broadway6 · 02-02-12, 07:29 PM

Originally posted by yisman

Edwin Jackson is a disaster and he's why I hated the Rasmus trade for St. Louis.

I really think they hurt their long term prospects by trading a valuable commodity for Edwin Jackson (a mediocre starter), and two relievers.

A STL defender will say they won the World Series, but that wasn't because of this trade.

Meanwhile, there's a good chance Rasmus turns into a top flight outfielder.

Jackson didn't contribute much to the ring but the two relief pitchers they got sure did.

yisman · 02-02-12, 07:36 PM

Jackson was the centerpiece of the deal from St. Louis's perspective, so I guess it accidentally worked out.

Chi_archie · 02-02-12, 08:12 PM

Can't wait till may to see Harper debut

broadway6 · 02-02-12, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by yisman

Jackson was the centerpiece of the deal from St. Louis's perspective, so I guess it accidentally worked out.

he was a rent-a-player. I didn't understand why you give up your best young player for a 2-3 month pitcher....but it worked out

neverstoppers23 · 02-02-12, 08:46 PM

solid pick up, nats just keep getting better and better. the nl east is going to so stacked if not this year next year.

TBsp75 · 02-02-12, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by zoo youk

How do you have zimmerman in front of gio and stras??????

coz i think zimmerman got a solid performance last yr. stras' a rookie and gio jst got traded to nats.
tats why i think they will put a nats veteran on openin day. unless hes nt in a good form in spring trainin

Salmon Steak · 02-02-12, 10:31 PM

He is a good pitcher, and good athlete. Can get out of bad situations without freaking out. That is an important quality for pitchers.

YouMama · 02-02-12, 11:02 PM

Rasmus was owed a roster bonus after the season or something, Larussa didnt like him, and the orginzation doesnt like his father... Rasmus wont be a star... maybe a decent player, to maybe the caliber of a JD Drew... unloading him was smart, whats hurting them now is loshe and westbrooks contracts