Miami Signs Edwin Jackson, Unlikely to Acquire Nova?

I don't pretend to be an expert on all things Major League Baseball. I used to be but when I had kids some things had to go by the wayside. I stopped watching the NFL for the most part and I completely stopped watching the NBA but I always made room for as much baseball and college football as I could. When I had my second child a lot of college football went by the wayside and some of my baseball, although I still catch each and every Yankees game every season in some capacity. I said all that to say this, I no longer can name all 30 team's 25 man rosters, needs and trade pieces but one thing caught my eye this week on MLB Trade Rumors. First it was that the Miami Marlins were actually interested in the Yankees starter Ivan Nova and then it was that this same Miami squad signed Edwin Jackson to a major league deal. Does one report contradict the other?

I'm not so sure. The Edwin Jackson I truly remember, the one who was traded every year for a decade it seems, was a starting pitcher but I am well aware that he was converted into a reliever with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves as recently as 2015. I am not entirely sure if Miami plans on having Jackson essentially replace Steve Cishek in their bullpen or if he is going to be counted on as a reliable back-end of the rotation starter. Until that I cannot make a true determination on whether Miami is still interested in Nova or not. I can speculate though...

My speculation is this, Jackson may go to Spring Training camp as a starter and may start some games this March but the only way he is making the MLB roster with Miami is out of the bullpen. I guess this would have to mean that the Marlins are still interested in a potential trade for Ivan Nova. Again, this is all speculation on my part. I guess we'll all have to stay tuned and find out.