Damn you Ned Colletti for denying me this for the next 10 years!


Before the Clayton Kershaws and Chad Billingsleys were brought up to the Dodgers, there was one Dodger prospect who I thought would anchor the Dodger rotation for 10 years: Edwin Jackson. Who could forget his MLB debut where he out-dueled Randy Johnson in Arizona on his 20th birthday? I was fully on the Edwin Jackson train and I'm not afraid to admit it (Ferio can confirm). Over the next two years he pitched in only 52.4 innings with disastrous results for the Dodgers as he was being shuttled up and down the minors. During the 2005 offseason, he was traded to Tampa Bay for Danys Baez and Lance Carter and we all know how that went for the Dodgers. Meanwhile, I was devastated that the Dodgers had given up on Jackson so easily. I think this Anchorman quote sums up my feelings of how I felt when I heard Jackson was traded:

We need you. Hell, I need you. I'm a mess without you. I miss you so damn much. I miss being with you, I miss being near you. I miss your laugh. I miss your scent; I miss your musk. When this all gets sorted out, I think you and me should get an apartment together.


In the 3 years with Tampa and Detroit, he made steady improvement until he finally became an all-star this past year. I was still an Edwin Jackson fan (even drafted him insanely high in a fantasy league) and since he was in the AL, it made it easier to root for him.

But now? As of today, he's a Diamondback as a result of the 3 team trade between the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Tigers. That means my beloved Dodgers will now have to face him on a regular basis. This sucks. I hope he sticks it to the Dodgers in his first start and then the Dodgers demolish him in every start after, but I wont enjoy seeing it.