Attention fantasy players needing a qualty starting pitcher, Edwin Jackson is your guy.  In three starts this season Jackson has a 2.14 ERA and a 13:5 K:BB ratio.  He has been the only consistent player in a Detroit uniform so far this season.  He has pitched 21 innings in three starts, almost more than the entire Indians starting rotation had through 10 starts.

Jackson ranks 3rd in the AL for IP (21.0),  4th in the AL for WHIP (0.81), and ranks 8th in the AL with his 2.14 ERA, and that includes every AL pitcher, not just starters.  Jackson is only owned in 14% of all Yahoo baseball leagues and 14.7 % of ESPN leagues.  So there is a good chance he is there for you to snag.

Jim Leyland needs to have a good year for his survival chances in Detroit.  Jackson is the last person he thought he would get that help from.  Remember that Jeremy Bonderman, Dontrelle Willis, and Joel Zumaya are all on the DL.  Every quality start Jackson makes cuts back on Detroit’s need to use the bullpen so much.

Jackson and Armando Gallaraga are the nucleus of a great pitching dynasty in Detroit.  They can be a one-two tandem for years to come.  I think Jackson is going to be solid all year.  He may even get mention when it is Cy Young time if he keeps this up.  Don’t be suprised if he does.

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