Jays send Frasor to White Sox in four-player deal

TORONTO, July 27 (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded reliever Jason Frasor and pitching

prospectZach Stewart to the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and third basemanMark Teahen, the teams said on Wednesday.

Jackson, a 27-year-old right-hander, is 7-7 with a 3.92 earned-run average (ERA) in 19 starts with Chicago during the 2011 Major League Baseball season while Teahen, 29, is batting .209 in 50 games.

“Edwin Jackson and Mark Teahen are consummate professionals, but we needed to make a little bit of a dent in our payroll,” White Sox General Manager Ken Williams told Chicago media, estimating the team would save about $9 million over two years.

Frasor, 33, appeared in 44 games for Toronto this season as a reliever, posting a 2-1 record with a 2.98 ERA.

The right-handed Stewart, 24, has spent most of the season in the minor leagues. He has an 0-1 record and 4.86 ERA in three starts with Toronto in 2011.