District on Deck » Nationals http://districtondeck.com A Washington Nationals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:49:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nationals Sign Rick Ankiel http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/05/2899/ http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/05/2899/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:46:07 +0000 Michael Natelli http://districtondeck.com/?p=2899 Amanda Comak of the Washington Times reports via Twitter that the Nationals have signed center fielder Rick … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/05/2899/feed/ 0 Learning More About Edwin Jackson http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/04/learning-more-about-edwin-jackson/ http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/04/learning-more-about-edwin-jackson/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:54 +0000 Michael Natelli http://districtondeck.com/?p=2894 Today the Nationals bolstered their starting rotation for the second time this season, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with free agent righty Edwin Jackson. Dollar values of the deal have not yet been disclosed, but the deal is rumored to be worth somewhere in the ballpark of $8-$12 million*. According to reports, Mike Rizzo and company first started talking to Scott Boras (Jackson’s agent) about this deal about a week and a half ago, and after roughly 11 days of negotiating; Jackson will be pitching in DC for the 2012 season. Jackson spent time with the White Sox [...]

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]]> Today the Nationals bolstered their starting rotation for the second time this season, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with free agent righty Edwin Jackson. Dollar values of the deal have not yet been disclosed, but the deal is rumored to be worth somewhere in the ballpark of $8-$12 million*. According to reports, Mike Rizzo and company first started talking to Scott Boras (Jackson’s agent) about this deal about a week and a half ago, and after roughly 11 days of negotiating; Jackson will be pitching in DC for the 2012 season. Jackson spent time with the White Sox and the Cardinals this past season, and played a large part in helping St. Louis capture its second championship in 5 years (2006).

* Editor’s Note: The one year deal is reportedly for a total of $11 Million. Jackson will receive $9 Million in 2012 and the remaining $2 Million in 2013.

So, what exactly does Jackson bring to Washington? I think USA Today’s Steve Gardner phrased it perfectly by saying, “Jackson may be just average, but there’s value in that.”  He’s exactly right. Take a look at what some above-average pitchers went for on the trade market this offseason. In fact, just zero in on the Gio Gonzalez trade. Gonzalez cost Washington 4 top prospects (A.J. Cole, Tommy Milone, Brad Peacock, and Derek Norris), two of which cracked the bigs last year.  Let’s just say an “average” pitcher is worth about half of that. That’s still giving up an MLB-ready prospect, along with a promising youngster who still has all the potential in the world. So even if the deal is worth $12 million, that’s still a bargain. Another way to phrase this is that it’s just money. At the end of the day, you’d rather lose a bit of cash (especially with Mr. Moneybags Ted Lerner as your boss) than lose two guys who could really help you out 2 or 3 years from now.

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]]> http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/04/learning-more-about-edwin-jackson/feed/ 0 Breaking News: Nationals To Sign Edwin Jackson http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/02/nationals-sign-edwin-jackson/ http://districtondeck.com/2012/02/02/nationals-sign-edwin-jackson/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:35 +0000 Michael Natelli http://districtondeck.com/?p=2888 Jon Heyman (via Twitter) has reported that the Nationals will sign Edwin Jackson to a 1-year deal. … [visit site to read more]

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