Yankees not in ballpark for Lowe, Burnett

2008-11-30T13:14:47-05:00

2008-11-20T16:02:55-05:00

2008-11-21T18:11:03-05:00

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fedor316

Billerica 613101

33 the sox are getting big tex so get that out of your minds yanks fans.just come to terms that nick swisher is your first baseman.cc will not sign and if he does i will get a full back tatoo of bucky dent .he wants to hit and play in cali.he will be a dodger or an angel or giant.if the yankees were smart they would sign lowe the guy is solid.ya bora's says he wants zito type money but he's not going to get it.yanks fans must be crapping their pants.just think ellsbury,pedroia,papi,texiera,drew,youkilis,bay,lowery,insert catchers name here.that is one scary lineup.all on base pigs except for lowery and catcher to be named later.all i gotta say is its going to be fun. 3415204

2008-11-20T18:38:43-05:00

glimberis

Denver 29968

13 I would LOVE to see the Yankees get Lowe, and I am a Red Sox fan. He would get crushed by NY media. 3403026

2008-11-21T16:10:07-05:00

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elccpa24

Ormond Beach 605463

I would LOVE to see the Yankees get Lowe, and I am a Red Sox fan. He would get crushed by NY media.

32 I don't get it? Why would the NY media crush Lowe? He's still a good pitcher, they love getting ex Red Sox players to shove in our face. And...with all the A-Rod drama Lowe's somewhat questionable personal life would probably go unnoticed. 3413456

2008-11-21T14:42:27-05:00

Howling Puppy

Winnipeg 116951

31 The Yankees need to stop looking at long term deals for guys that will be in the late 30's, early 40's when their contract ends. CC is the only pitcher they need to sign and go after Tex. The rotation would be CC, Wang, Joba, Pettitte & Hughes. To think that all of this could have been avoided with the Johan trade for Hughes & Kennedy last year. The $$$ off this years books would still have enabled them to sign CC as well and still have enough to go after Tex with Mussina, Abreu, Giambi & Pavano off the books. Johan, CC, Wang & Joba....oh what could have been! 3411950

2008-11-21T12:32:13-05:00

ProfessorG

Burbank 606256

30 Okay Yankee fans, maybe it's time we look at the possible scenario of going into 2009 without any of these pitchers. No Lowe, AJ or Sabathia. So it would be Wang, Chamberlain, Aceves, Pettite, Hughes and Kennedy...maybe not that bad and definitely enough money saved to give Tex what he wants. I think we have to start thinking that this could be our outcome and it's livable. 3410082

2008-11-21T10:30:32-05:00

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Shrute

North Easton 34622

29 The Yankees are full of it when it comes to timetables. The funniest thing we have seen was A-Rod groveling back and made to look foolish while pocketing $30 million per year. If CC makes nice to the Hal and Hank, they will unolad the money truck at ANY time. 3407991

2008-11-21T10:28:29-05:00

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Shrute

North Easton 34622

28 The Yankees setting a timetable is a bit of a joke and every agent knows it. But that charade of them having A-Rod publicly apologize before getting his $30 million per year was priceless. 3407893

2008-11-21T01:19:42-05:00

DoctorFox007

Bronx 612998

26 I wouldn't touch AJ Burnett with a ten foot pole. The Yankees would be making a BIG MISTAKE if they signed him. I see Carl Pavano part two if this deal happens. He will end up being as big a bust (Burnett) as Barry Zito is now with the Giants. Think about it......Pavano won 18 games for the Marlins before he signed that 4 year-$40M contract with the Yankees and was a colossal bust. Pavano got his big payday after having only one good season, which happened to be his walk year. AJ Burnett won a career high 18 games with the Blue Jays (also on his walk year/opt out year) and he is a power pitcher who has great stuff, but has had elbow problems off and on. A power pitcher with a suspect elbow is a bad combination. When Burnett is on his game, he is lights out awesome........but that's never been on a consistant basis. Can he put together a string of 18 plus win seasons on a consistent basis??? I can't see it. 3405508

2008-11-21T10:09:15-05:00

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bCColtrinari

Staten Island 24338

I wouldn't touch AJ Burnett with a ten foot pole. The Yankees would be making a BIG MISTAKE if they signed him. I see Carl Pavano part two if this deal happens. He will end up being as big a bust (Burnett) as Barry Zito is now with the Giants. Think about it......Pavano won 18 games for the Marlins before he signed that 4 year-$40M contract with the Yankees and was a colossal bust. Pavano got his big payday after having only one good season, which happened to be his walk year. AJ Burnett won a career high 18 games with the Blue Jays (also on his walk year/opt out year) and he is a power pitcher who has great stuff, but has had elbow problems off and on. A power pitcher with a suspect elbow is a bad combination. When Burnett is on his game, he is lights out awesome........but that's never been on a consistant basis. Can he put together a string of 18 plus win seasons on a consistent basis??? I can't see it.

27 I agree. Burnett just has too many question marks to warrant a 5-6 year deal for the money he is asking for. CC is asking a lot but in his defense he has no injury history and dominated the AL in 2007 and the NL in 2008 proving that he is not just good in his walk year, he is good every year. My only concern with him is his weight. I would love to see him sign with the Yankees but I think his heart is on the west coast and in the NL. He strikes me as the kind of guy who will leave millions on the table to go somewhere he wants to play. 3407561

2008-11-21T01:19:42-05:00

DoctorFox007

Bronx 612998

2008-11-21T00:53:44-05:00

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fedor316

Billerica 613101

25 sorry for the two comments wasnt a member and didnt think the first one posted 3405442

2008-11-21T00:52:20-05:00

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fedor316

Billerica 613101

24 cc will not sign w/ the yanks.his numbers are awful there and he wants to hit and play some where close to cali.derek lowe has never been hurt, he has a good amount of playoff experience on the biggest of stages.he throws that heavy sinker that would be perfect for yankee stadium.burnett will sign w/ the sox because john henry has a huge man crush on him.before the sox got beckett henry was quoted in a boston paper saying why trade hanley ramirez for beckett when you can just sign burnett.they go back to the days when henry was owner of the marlins.trust me burnett will be a red sox. 3405356

<p>The Yankees have now called their three top pitching targets on their Quarter Billion Tour, with varying degrees of success.</p> <div>They successfully presented a $140-million, six-year offer to top target <strong>CC Sabathia</strong>, who's now looking around with no timetable in mind. "Comfortable,'' was how a friend described how Sabathia's current feeling. Comfortable, indeed.</div> <div>But at least Sabathia's agent, <strong>Greg Genske</strong>, took in the Yankees' bid without comment. The same can't be said for the other two cases.</div> <div>The Yankees intended to make four-year offers on <strong>A.J. Burnett</strong> and <strong>Derek Lowe</strong> for about $14-15 million annually (in other words, close to $60 million each). However, Burnett's agent, <strong>Darek Braunecker</strong>, is telling teams he's only considering five-year proposals, and Lowe's agent, <strong>Scott Boras</strong>, apparently also suggested the Yankees aren't in the ballpark. </div> 25245 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084