There Was Possibly Another Braves/Cubs Deal At The Deadline

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Per Bob Nightengale, the Braves and Cubs were talking about a possible trade that would have sent B.J. Upton to Chicago in exchange for Edwin Jackson.
 
Just when the Atlanta Braves thought they couldn't find a team willing to trade for struggling center fielder B.J. Upton and his $75.25 million contract, they nearly had a taker at the non-waiver trade deadline.

And just when the Chicago Cubs thought they couldn't find a taker for troubled starter Edwin Jackson and his $52 million contract, they found someone.

Yes, each other.

The Braves and Cubs engaged in trade discussions in July, a high-ranking official with direct knowledge of the talks, about a deal what would send Upton to the Cubs and Jackson to the Braves.

Essentially, it was just a straight swap of dead weight contracts for underperforming players.

Jackson, who's currently on the disabled list, is 14-32 with a 5.47 ERA since signing with the Cubs, including a 6.09 ERA this year. Upton is hitting .197 with 18 homers and 57 RBI since joining the Braves, with 306 strikeouts in 844 at-bats_including a major-league leading 155 strikeouts this year.

The Braves would have had to throw in a ton of cash in the deal considering Upton is still owed $46.35 million for the next three years, while Jackson is owed $22 million over the next two years.

And, really, the two sides say, they weren't close to agreeing to a deal.

Yet, it was definitely discussed they say, and likely will be broached once again this winter.

Stay tuned.
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Even if the money was a wash I would do that deal. Edwin could at least be a serviceable long reliever and spot starter. Trading BJ is addition by subtraction.
 
cajunrevenge said:
Even if the money was a wash I would do that deal. Edwin could at least be a serviceable long reliever and spot starter. Trading BJ is addition by subtraction.
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I would kick in $10M to and a decent prospect to make it happen.

That means we'd be paying $32M for 2 years of Jackson. This would relieve us of about $15M and a year of commitment. Additionally, you never know if Roger could work his magic with Edwin
 
sturg33 said:
I would kick in $10M to and a decent prospect to make it happen.

That means we'd be paying $32M for 2 years of Jackson. This would relieve us of about $15M and a year of commitment. Additionally, you never know if Roger could work his magic with Edwin
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Wait, wasn't it McDowell who supposedly screwed Jackson up at the beginning of his career?
 
CyYoung31 said:
Nah. If I were the Nationals, I'd claim BJ to keep us from getting him off the books.
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No way the Nats do that, because the Braves would just say you can have him. The Braves would have that option, they would gladly let the Nats assume the money
 
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