Edwin Jackson has struggled with the Chicago Cubs, going winless with a 6.37 ERA in seven starts.
Chicago president Jed Hoyer was asked Monday if he was worried about the right-hander, whose 1.62 WHIP is ranked 99th in baseball out of 110 who qualify.
"Not concerned at all," Hoyer said. "He has a really long track record of success. Frankly, his consistency has been one of his biggest strengths over the course of his career. So not concerned, but at the same time he does need to pitch better and start helping his team and he knows that.
"I think he's frustrated with how he's pitched. It feels like it's always one inning in the game. It's been a number of good innings but he seems like when he gets in trouble he hasn't had any ability to get out of it. I think that will come. Luckily, he probably has 25 more starts this year, plenty of time to turn it around. But yeah, I think he's probably frustrated with how he's pitched and obviously we expected him to pitch better."
Hoyer was then asked if Jackson could head to the bullpen, especially with Matt Garza nearing a return.
"I don't even let myself think about having extra starters so there is no point in talking about it," Hoyer said. "We had these discussions in spring training when we had seven starters and it looked like (Travis) Wood and (Carlos) Villanueva would be in the bullpen so there's not really any point in talking about a hypothetical. It always seems to take care of itself and we're a ways away from having to deal with that kind of issue."