Edwin Jackson after throwing his no-hitterThe Arizona Diamondbacks have traded pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Daniel Hudson and David Holmberg. Jackson has a 5.16 ERA and 8.1 K/9 on the year and threw a no-hitter on June 25. The White Sox are in talks with the Washington Nationals to potentially flip Jackson for slugger Adam Dunn. I'm not a big Edwin Jackson believer as he hasn't truly proven himself and is owed $8.35 million next year before he'll be eligible for free agency after the 2011 season.
The Nationals are moving in the right direction with young talent that should help them compete in a few years and it would be a mistake to acquire Edwin Jackson for Adam Dunn. They should trade Dunn but they can get more than Edwin Jackson. The Nationals should not be interested in a guy who will make $8.35 million next year and then hit free agency, they need long-term players. If Matt Capps can get them Wilson Ramos, Adam Dunn should get them something even better.
Daniel Hudson is a great addition to the Diamondbacks after they basically gave Dan Haren to the Angels for a bag of baseballs (Joe Saunders). MLBTR had this to say about Hudson and Holmberg...
"Hudson, 23, rocketed up Chicago's farm system last year with 'three solid pitches and natural deception,' according to Baseball America. He's spent most of this season in Triple A, posting a 3.47 ERA, 10.4 K/9, and 3.0 BB/9 with 13 home runs allowed in 93.3 innings. The D'Backs might be concerned that their revamped rotation is built around flyball pitchers, with Ian Kennedy and Joe Saunders already in the fold, but interim GM Jerry Dipoto told MLBTR, 'pitchers with good stuff work just about anywhere' while noting that Kennedy and Hudson miss bats. The D'Backs will have Hudson under team control through 2016 even if they keep him in the Majors the rest of the season."In other MLB trade deadline news...
Holmberg, 19, was drafted in the second round, 71st overall out of high school by the White Sox last year. The southpaw was ranked eighth among Sox prospects by BA heading into the season, with the projection of a 'middle of the rotation workhorse at best.'"
The Nationals (jesus they are busy) have traded Cristian Guzman to the Texas Rangers (Anthony Andro)
The Dodgers and Tigers are talking to the Cubs about a Ted Lilly trade (Jayson Stark)
The Mets traded Mike Jacobs to the Blue Jays (Andy McCullough)
The Yankees are seriously considering trading for Lance Berkman (Joel Sherman)
The Padres are talking about trading for Paul Maholm - championship! (Paul Morosi)
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