The Oakland A’s signed veteran pitcher Edwin Jackson to a minor league contract, first reported by MLB Trade Rumors. The 34-year-old right-hander opted out of the Nationals system last week, and his deal with the A’s has an opt-out of June 20 if he doesn’t reach MLB before then.
Jackson debuted all the way back in 2003 at age 19, and since then he’s virtually redefined the term journeyman. He’s played in the bigs for 12 teams during his career, one shy of the all-time record held by former A’s reliever Octavio Dotel. If Jackson does make it up to Oakland then he will tie Dotel with 13 clubs.