September 24, 2014

CHANGE OF SCENERY

Edwin Jackson is bad.
John Danks has been pretty bad.

Jackson has control issues.
Danks has had injury issues.

Both are probably in the need for a change of clubs.

Jackson, 31, is owed $22 million for the next two years.
Danks, 29, is owed $28.5 million for the next two years.

Jackson is 6-15, 6.38 ERA, 1.657 WHIP and a negative 2.3 WAR in 2014.
Danks is 10-11, 4.82 ERA, 1.457 WHIP and 0.9 WAR.
Danks is a little better, but is owed $6.5 million more money.

The White Sox will be a predominate left handed rotation in 2015.
The team can't find a right hander from their own system.
The Cubs are primarily a right handed staff. Yoshi Wada will probably
not be back next season, and Travis Wood has struggled.

A swap of Jackson for Danks would be swapping damaged goods for damaged goods.
The Cubs could make that deal; the White Sox would pass.

Danks makes a better #4 starter than Jackson in a rotation of Sale, Quintana, Rodon, Danks and TBD.

The problems with teams that have big money tied up to underperforming players is that the urge is to continue to play these players because of the money.