6/04 Pitcher Preview: Edwin Jackson

Tonight will be Josh Beckett vs Edwin Jackson in TB.We know Beckett is 2 seam fb, 4 seam fb, curveball and changeup. See these posts for Beckett data.Here is Edwin Jackson:4 pitch guy: Fastball, curveball, slider and changeup. The slider and curveball are fairly similar. Not an impressive curveball and has decent downward tilt on the slider. Here are his average speeds:FB: 94CB: 80SL: 85CH: 88While he has 4 pitches, he really only uses three. His curveball is just for show: Stand FB CB CH SL Grand Total Left 312 60.7% 32 6.2% 137 26.7% 33 6.4% 514 Right 317 61.0% 39 7.5% 21 4.0% 143 27.5% 520 Grand Total 629 60.8% 71 6.9% 158 15.3% 176 17.0% 1034 Versus LHB, he is a FB/CH guy. He could afford to throw a breaking ball more to lefties. LHB have a .789 OPS while RHB are at .648.Here is his pitches by count, broken down by batter hand:Looks pretty confident with that slider versus the rightie...