Edwin Jackson a Yankee?

Just for point of comparison in this story, Justin Verlander, the AL Cy Young winner hauks in $17M a season. But now I read that Scott Boras is “only” looking for a four or five-year deal at $15M per season for Jackson, but given how significantly the price for fellow Boras client Ryan Madson went down, Jackson may be lowering his demands enough that the Yankees are becoming interested. Agent Boras is comparing the contracts signed by .J. Wilson, Mark Buehrle, A.J. Burnett, John Lackey, and Derek Lowe. Wilson and Buehrle have just signed and we know how the other 3 deals have turned out. Jackson would definitely be a huge boon to the Yankees' suspect rotation. Yankees general partner Hal Steinbrenner met recently with agent Scott Boras to discuss the RH Jackson. But until his price comes down significantly, no deal will be reached. I just hope the Yankees don’t get that desperate.

Edwin Jackson is approaching Octavio Dotel territory in amount of geography covered. If you could get him on a 3 yr deal for $21-mil, I would be interested. But for $12-mil per, it would be like throwing money out the window. This guy was regarded as one of the premiere prospects in all of baseball as a teenager. And, as you mentioned Greg, Jackson no-hit one of his former teams, the Tampa Bay Rays, on June 25, 2010. I’ll go back further to his MLB debut on September 9, 2003. That also happened to be Jackson’s 20th birthday. He was matched up against the legendary Randy “Big Unit” Johnson and, in 6 IP, Jackson gave up 4 hits and 1 ER with a 4/0 K/BB. 8 days later Jackson hurled 7 innings with 5 hits, 2 ER, and a 4/2 K/BB. So, like Mozart and Danny Bonaduce, he was a child prodigy. The deal for Oliver Perez had disaster written all over it. But it seems that GM’s never learn that lesson and Jackson probably will get close to $40-mil. I also read that career #4 SP Joe Saunders is holding out for a 3 yr/$27-mil deal. Where does all the madness end? At that point I’ll just be asking myself, “Why?