The Chicago White Sox have acquired 26-year old righty starting pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Arizona Diamondbacks for 23-year old righty starter Daniel Hudson and 19-year old lefty starting pitcher David Holmberg. Jackson pitched in 21 games (all starts) for the D-Backs this year and he was 6-10 with a 5.16 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He has now pitched in 160 games (131 starts) in his major league career and he is 44-49 with a 4.74 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Daniel Hudson came into this season as the White Sox’ #3 prospect heading into this year. Hudson has pitched in 3 games (all starts) for the White Sox this year and he was 1-1 with a 6.32 ERA and a 1.79 WHIP. He pitched in 9 games (5 starts) in his two years with the Pale Hose and he was 2-2 with a 4.72 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP. David Holmberg was the White Sox’ #8 prospect heading into this season according to Baseball America. Holmberg pitched in 22 games (15 starts) in his two years with the Pale Hose in the minors and he was 3-3 with a 4.59 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. It will be interesting to see if the White Sox keep Jackson and use him in Jake Peavy’s old spot in the rotation or if they will flip Jackson for a big bat. The Washington Nationals covet Jackson and the White Sox like Adam Dunn….so stay tuned.

The White Sox have signed 32-year old righty reliever Jon Adkins to a minor league deal. Adkins pitched in 34 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the Reds this year and he was 1-4 with 10 saves, a 5.46 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. He last pitched in the majors in 2008 with the Reds. Adkins has now pitched in 119 games (0 starts) in his six years in the majors and he is 5-5 with a 4.54 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. It never hurts adding a pitcher to a AAA pitching staff with Adkins’ resume’.

The White Sox have signed 29-year old lefty swinging outfielder Jeremy Reed to a minor league deal. Reed played in 14 games earlier this year for the Blue Jays and he was 3 for 21 (.143 avg, .503 OPS) with 1 run scored, 1 homer, 3 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Reed has now played in 476 games in his 7 years in the majors and he is 315 of 1,243 (.253 avg, .666 OPS) with 141 runs scored, 12 homers, 110 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. This was a smart move for the White Sox who will stash Reed in AAA for now.

The White Sox have traded 27-year old lefty reliever Wes Whisler to the Marlins for future considerations. Whisler pitched in 19 games (0 starts) in AAA-ball for the White Sox this year and he was 0-0 with a 5.02 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. Whisler pitched in 3 games (0 starts) for the White Sox in 2009 and he was 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA and a 2.25 WHIP. The White Sox have a lot of pitchers they like more than Whisler so they won’t miss him.

The White Sox have sent 28-year old righty swinging catcher Jared Price to the A’s likely for a bucket of baseballs. Price played in 35 games in AA-ball this year and he was 20 of 102 (.196 avg, .591 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 3 homers and 5 RBIs. He also whiffed 39 times while only walking 9 times this year showing an utter lack of plate discipline. The White Sox won’t miss Price at all.

UPDATE: (6/28/2010) - The A’s have sent 25-year old righty swinging 2B/SS Michael Richard to complete this trade. Richard has played in 42 games in A+AA-ball this season and he is 26 of 125 (.208 avg, .533 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 7 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. He has now played in 283 games in his four years in the minors and he is 275 of 1,016 (.271 avg, .690 OPS) with 171 runs scored, 4 homers, 91 RBIs and 87 stolen bases. The White Sox got by far the better end of this trade.