Nats agree to deal with Jackson: CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman reports that the Nationals have agreed to a deal with free agent SP Edwin Jackson on Thursday. The deal is pending a physical, which is expected to happen shortly. Jackson's contract is for one year and is thought to be in the $8 to $12 million range. MLB.com reports that the Nationals may try to get Jackson to alter his delivery in order to improve his command. Jackson is coming off a season in which he posted career-bests in walk rate and percentage of strikes thrown. (Updated 02/02/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/13/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Jackson was one of the top remaining free agents, so the pool of available talent continues to shrink. It's good news for Fantasy owners that Jackson will remain in the National League. However, he is still too erratic to trust in standard mixed leagues, other than as a waiver wire option. Owners in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only formats should plan on targeting the 28-year-old. (Updated 02/02/2012).
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This time a year ago, Edwin Jackson's stock was on the rise. He had finished 2010 on a high note, posting stellar strikeout and walk rates during an 11-start stint with the White Sox after coming over from the Diamondbacks in a midseason trade. But eventually, the league caught up to the adjustments he made under pitching coach Don Cooper, and instead of walks, he was simply giving up hits. He did improve some with his midseason trade to the Cardinals, where he was back in the lighter-hitting league, but not enough to make up for his poor WHIP and mediocre strikeout rate. After signing with the Nationals this offseason, Jackson will still have the advantage of pitching in the NL, but it won't matter much. Aside from an All-Star 2009, his moments of Fantasy relevance have been fleeting at best. He has some low-end Head-to-Head appeal because of his ability to eat innings and string together quality starts, but he's too much of a drain on the WHIP, without much benefit in any other category, to draft in mixed Rotisserie leagues. (Updated 2/3/12)
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