D-backs agree to terms with Jackson

PHOENIX — The D-backs avoided arbitration with right-hander Edwin Jackson on Sunday, as the two sides agreed to terms on a two-year contract which was announced by D-backs executive vice president and general manager Josh Byrnes. Consistent with team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Jackson was acquired along with right-hander Ian Kennedy in a three-team trade on Dec. 9 that sent former Arizona pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers and former Detroit outfielder Curtis Granderson to the Yankees.

Jackson, 26, went 13-9 with a 3.62 ERA (86 ER in 214 IP) in 33 starts for the Tigers last season and made his first All-Star appearance for the American League squad. He limited the opposition to a .247 average (200-for-809) with 70 walks and 161 strikeouts. He was selected to the AL All-Star Team after going 7-4 with a 2.52 ERA (34 ER in 121 2/3 IP) in 18 starts prior to the break. Among AL hurlers on the season, Jackson ranked fourth with 33 starts; seventh with a 3.62 ERA and 214 innings pitched; and ninth with 200 hits allowed.

Over parts of seven seasons in the Majors, he is 38-39 with a 4.66 ERA (347 ER in 670 IP) in 139 games (110 starts) for the Dodgers (2003-05), Rays (’06-08) and Tigers (’09). He has posted a .275 opponents average (715-for-2604) with 299 walks and 472 strikeouts.

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