Nationals Just Browse As Others Make Deals
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By DERON SNYDER
The Washington Nationals didn’t make any moves at Tuesday’s trading deadline, which means at least two things: General manager Mike Rizzo likes the makeup of his team, and Edwin Jackson is staying put for just the second time in seven years.
Not that Jackson — the starter in Wednesday night’s game against the Phillies — was worried about being shipped out. Growing up in a military family and pitching for seven teams in his 10-year career has made him extremely adaptable to new environments. Besides, he usually goes from sellers to buyers when traded, and the Nats clearly weren’t in sell mode.
Things worked out perfectly for Jackson last season, when the St. Louis Cardinals acquired him in an eight-player deal a few days before the trading deadline. Three months later, he was sipping champagne and being fitted for a ring.
“Everybody they got pretty much was something they needed,” Jackson said Tuesday, about 30 minutes before the deadline passed. “It wasn’t like they needed one or two pieces. They got multiple pieces, and everybody played a factor in us winning.”
