No No Burnett
By Phil Allard ~ November 18th, 2008. Filed under: Phil Allard.
Apparently, Brian Cashman and the Yankees had so much fun paying Carl Pavano $39.5 million to sit around doing nothing for four years, they are willing to throw away even more cash. Indications from multiple sources, including George King III of the New York Post, are strong that the Yankees will soon offer A.J. Burnett an offer—perhaps in the 5 yr./$80 million range. (The Blue Jays offered him 4 yr./$54 mil to stay north of the border.)
Unlike Pavano, Burnett is not as likely to feign injury or take a year or more to recover from a butt slide, and he is a much better pitcher, but the end result will be the same. The Yanks will be shelling out countless millions to a player who won’t take the mound that often.
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