Jackson Turned Down $30M From Nationals In Favor Of One-Year Deal

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Edwin Jackson agreed to a one-year deal with the Nationals earlier this week after testing the free agent market for quite some time.

Jackson could have landed a three-year, $30 million deal with Washington, but he opted for a shorter term contract in order to reestablish his value in 2012.

Via Jon Heyman/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

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