PT TODAY: Jackson aims to stay hot in Chicago

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Cubs | Austin Jackson acquired by North Siders
The Chicago Cubs acquired OF Austin Jackson from the Seattle Mariners Monday, Aug. 31, for a player to be named later.  Source: The Tacoma News Tribune - Ryan Divish
 
BHQ take: Jackson has been swinging a hot stick recently, with a .314 BA in August. He has hit with more authority during that span, with a 104 HctX, despite fact his plate skills have bottomed out. His .249 xBA and 44% h% in August suggest his hot stretch is merely a small sample anomaly. He joins a CHC OF mix likely to become crowded when RF Jorge Soler returns from the DL. Jackson is likely to...

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