Chicago Cubs activate Edwin Jackson from disabled list
By Ed Carroll
The Chicago Cubs have activated starting pitcher Edwin Jackson from the 15-day disabled list, and announced he will start today against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jackson’s last start came on August 20 when he gave up seven runs in 2.1 innings pitched, and went on the DL with a right lat strain afterwards.
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Jackson has had a poor season for the Cubs, as the 31-year old has a 6.09 ERA in 139 innings this season, and has allowed 17 home runs in his 26 starts. Jackson hasn’t performed at all how Chicago hoped he would when they inked him to a four-year, $52-million-dollar deal before the 2013 season. If you’re a fan that cares about win-loss records, Jackson won’t be able to match his 2013 league-leading 18 losses this season, as he only has 14 losses in 2014, with a little more than a week left to play.
The Cubs are playing out the string, and likely just want Jackson to get a start or two of game action in before the offseason starts, if only to see if he can make any positive improvements heading into the 2015 season. Reports swirled in August that the Cubs nixed a proposed Jackson-for-BJ Upton swap, with Jackson heading to the Atlanta Braves. In the end, Chicago decided it would stick with Jackson, and either trade him in the offseason or hope he can rebound for the 2015 season.
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