Jackson's off the board (Kotchman too)  The Nationals just
confirmed that they have reached agreement with free-agent
pitcher Edwin Jackson on a one-year deal. Various reports place
its worth at approximately $10 million.  Jon Heyman of CBS
Sports was the first to tweet the news, saying that Jackson was
spotted at the airport as he arrived in town for his physical.
Heyman didn't specify which airport. Plenty of people fly into
Dulles on their way to Baltimore.  Forget it. Jackson wasn't
going to sign with the Orioles unless they were willing to
exceed executive vice president Dan Duquette's three-year
comfort zone. And I never was given an indication that they were
prepared to do it, especially for the money that Jackson had
sought. The Orioles weren't going to give him $15 million per
year.  Once it became apparent that agent Scott Boras would seek
a one-year deal and send his client back into the free-agent
fray next winter - a strategy that has worked for Boras in the
past - the Orioles were officially ou