not like they have a plethora of starting pitching.
Porcello, Verlander in the rotation
Washburn – FA
Robertson sucks
Bonderman is still trying to come back
Gallaraga blew chunks in the 2nd half

From Baseball HQ on EJ

Jackson took a HUGE step forward in the first half of this year as he showed better location of his pitches, keeping himself out of hitters’ counts. This led to a drop in hits allowed, reflected in his excellent first half WHIP. Sure, he underperformed his xERA by almost two runs, but his xERA still supported a skills growth. Unfortunately, the second half has been a bit of a step back. Jackson’s past control issues have resurfaced and his WHIP has followed suit. Opposing hitters are connecting against him as his line drive rate has risen, and his sub-4.00 ERA again looks driven totally by his fortunate strand rate.
Overall, 2009 should be considered a step up for Jackson, making Detroit look brilliant for taking a chance on the heretofore underachieving youngster. But it appears he has trouble keeping the focus needed to continue at the elite level for an entire season. Jackson is still young, but this is already his 7th season (3rd full season) in the big leagues. Anyone who took a chance on Jackson this year should be thrilled at the production he has provided, but they should also consider benching him for the rest of the year. The last month will not get any easier as the pressure builds on Detroit to make the playoffs. Jackson will make a nice keeper for next year, but he may have run out of gas this year…