There have been a lot of rumors floating around today that the Mets are interested in Edwin Jackson, and honestly, if we are giving up Heilman, than its probably a good idea. When you look at his stats, there is a lot to think about. He has been pitching in the majors since the age of 19 when he debuted in Dodger Blue in 2003 and had done the most of his work in the majors the last two seasons (previously, he would pitch max 35 innings). The last two season he has had 161 and 183 innings pitched and next season he will be only 25. His ERA also dropped considerably from 5.76 to 4.42. Now Heilman's stock has decreased a bit, so it will take more than Heilman to Jackson, but I really like this idea.
Yesterday I talked about Randy Wolf, and that we should get him with Lowe. In this situation, If we get Lowe, a veteran, than there is no reason to add another Veteran to the staff, we can have Jackson who has years in the majors, but is young as well, so we can get a youth movement. His ERA dropped considerably, and pitching in the National League will help his ERA some more. He doesn't strike out many (128 in 07, 108 in 06) but the Mets need a guy to pitch innings, and round out the rotation, which Jackson would bring into the picture for the Mets.
Going back to innings pitched, 183 innings at the age of 24 is very good, (at the same time you also worry about the amount of pitching that young guys do, but then again in the golden days pitch counts were a foriegn concept, which is why I usually do not pay attention to them). If he continues to pack on the innings, he could really help out the Mets because while the Mets are improving their bullpen by making changes to it, by getting the pen to pitch less innings will also improve their performance.
Verdict: If we can get Jackson for Heilman and another player that doesn't hurt our pockets too much, why not? (What could also help us is that the Rays have a surplus of pitching, and they are interested in trading for Holiday, so we could add to their trade package).
