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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 |
Rosenthal On Izturis, Edwin Jackson, Tulowitzki
Ken Rosenthal thinks the Furcal signing was "a stroke of genius", with the club able to make a useful trade or push Kent to first. (What of Nomar, then, Ken?)
Also: has anyone noticed that Edwin Jackson hasn't allowed an earned run in five spring training innings? He'll almost certainly start the year in AAA, but he'll start in today's game against the Tigers. Rosenthal says
Looks like right-hander Edwin Jackson, the Dodgers' former top prospect, might tempt the Rays into putting him into their rotation. Jackson retired 15 of 16 hitters in his first two outings, throwing 94 to 96 mph with a devastating slider and decent changeup. The Rays initially wanted Jackson to build confidence at Triple-A, but could adjust that plan ...Finally, in-division changes plus former Dirtbag plus former Angel mention means I am obliged to throw in this graf about ex-CSULB shortstop Troy Tulowitzki:
The Rockies are still talking about a play that shortstop prospect Troy Tulowitzki made against the Diamondbacks. With Alberto Callaspo trying to score from first on a drive off the wall in left-center, Tulowitzki threw home from approximately 300 feet away rather than go to third to hold the hitter, Jerry Gil, to a double. His bullet from 300 feet stayed low to the ground, nailing Callaspo at the plate. The crowd went silent.
Comments:
Definitely have noticed Jackson's performance. Trying not to get caught up in Spring Training numbers, but for what it's worth, the comments have been that Jackson has gone back to relying on his fastball instead of trying to nibble. That may be an oversimplification - I don't know. In any event, we'll see how far it takes him. I'm rooting for him, of course.
Yes, of course. If Jackson does well, this trade looks unquestionably stupid. At the time, I thought it a poor move at best for the Dodgers; even last year when he was doing horribly, I thought he needed additional developmental time in the minors, but trading him was an overreaction. This could easily be a disaster for Colletti.
Usually as a Dodgers fan I'm not supportive of opposing players named Jackson but not in this case! Go Jackson. al bundy
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