Where have all the starters gone? Revisiting the Edwin Jackson trade tree, and the state of modern baseball

Bradley Woodrum worked 7 seasons as a baseball researcher and business intelligence lead for the Miami Marlins Analytics Department, and he has previously contributed to FanGraphs, DRaysBay, Baseball Prospectus, ESPN, and MLB Trade Rumors.

Allow me to reintroduce myself. I’m Brad; nice to see you all! For many years, I had the privilege of writing for DRaysBay, but that privilege was paused in January 2018 when the Miami Marlins hired me to work in their analytics department. I have joined the Free Agent class this offseason, and the powers at DRaysBay have graciously invited me to once again explore the minutia of Tampa Bay baseball with you all.