Edwin Jackson’s addition to Cubs' roster hailed– MLB News
The carefully crafted planning appears to be paying off.
The Chicago Cubs’ adding Edwin Jackson to the rotation is being seen as one of the smart additions. The Cubs have for long been working on their starting lineup, having already added pitchers like Scott Feldman and Scott Baker.
However, the four-year contract, worth $52 million, with the free-agent pitcher is different in a way that the Cubs can now boast to have one of the experienced lot of starters at their disposal.
What the Chicago Cubs, however, did this time was to keep the move secret until it was consummated. The last time their talks with free-agent pitcher Anibal Sanchez became public – and the offer which was made to the pitcher, the Tigers moved to sign him
for the club.
With whatever transpired in that case, the Cubs took their time to work it out. It eventually paid off well.
The offseason, as a whole, has been good for the Chicago Cubs so far. After a season which was disappointing, and wherein the team lost 101 games, the need for quality players was pressing.
To his credit, the 29-year old pitcher has made 30-plus starts in six consecutive seasons. That speak highly of the consistency and the effectiveness that he has maintained throughout his career.
Such durability will be of immense value for the Cubs at a time when they need quality starters in the rotation. It was conspicuously missing this past season. Thus adding Jackson would entail qualitative change – so the Chicago Cubs hope.
On the other hand, Jackson is all braced for the challenge, looking forward to it eagerly. What has happened in the past rarely bothers the pitcher.
"I think everyone likes me," said Jackson in a humorous laughter. "The only thing I take from it is that as long as people are going out and trying to get me on their team, it says a lot. Most of the times I've been traded, it's to a playoff contending team.
I never looked at it as a negative. As long as someone wants me and they want me on their team and around their players and in their clubhouse, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I don't have to worry about the bad rap on my name."
To be seen now is how the Cubs perform after the recent changes; especially one that the rotation has noticeably undergone.
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