Quote Originally Posted by msstate7 View Post
Edwin is 31 and still has good stuff. In 34.1 ip, he's struck out 27. He could be valuable as a 5th starter or as a trade piece next season. AJ is 38.
You keep going in a circle. You want to see what a young catcher has at the expense of an inexperienced staff but use a veteran pitcher over young pitchers who need innings. His last three years as a starter has produced 4.03, 4.98, 6.33 era's. He has never been more than a possible back end/bullpen arm. Give him a spot start maybe but that makes no sense to help determine our future starters. And he won't bring back much even if he pitches pretty well. His K and Walk numbers this year are almost the same as his career totals but he is benefitting well from not having to go through a complete lineup more than once. We know what Jackson is.