Agent: Decision coming soon for Burnett

2008-12-12T17:02:11-05:00

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2008-12-12T17:02:11-05:00

smredline

Trenton 633015

9 espn say source says burnett to yankees for 5/82.5 mil pending physical. cashman & Burnett's agent working on contract details 3640893

2008-12-12T15:27:19-05:00

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New York 623254

8 For the first time ever, ESPN has found a deal before SI.com. I say we can now give a toast to the baseball guys at ESPN for not reporting BREAKING NEWS about 5 hours after everyone else has heard about it. I hate when ESPN says things like, "sources tell ESPN that blah blah blah" when those sources are probably SI.com! Moving on, so Raul Ibanez is officially not a Met. Minaya did say that he is sticking with his position players (unless they go after Manny - which would not surprise me), but, there were rumors to the contrary about Ibanez. The Phillies have grabbed him to replace Pat Burrell (who still has no team - note the last paragraph in the linked article). He is a better hitter (with a bit less power) than Burrell, but he hits almost 40 points higher for his career. The only downside for the Phillies is that Pat The Bat is a righty and Raul is a lefty. This deal makes the Phillies vulnerable to a left handed starter (perhaps in the mold of a Johan Santana or Oliver Perez?)! It is rough carrying 2 power hitters who hit .250 (Ryan Howard isn't going anywhere), so I think this is a good deal for the Phillies. 3639302

2008-12-12T15:05:08-05:00

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MacGrand

Da-Burg 628835

6 Burnett should probably sign with Atlanta ... in the NL, no DH, his numbers would be better ... and honestly, no pressure in Atlanta compared to the pressure in New York ... and face it - he can't stay healthy ... the fans will eat him alive in New York ... even if he CAN stand the pressure that he'll face in New York ... I'm a Yankees fan ... but AJ should sign with Atlanta ... 3638871

2008-12-12T15:19:50-05:00

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fiercescuba

jersey city 382342

Burnett should probably sign with Atlanta ... in the NL, no DH, his numbers would be better ... and honestly, no pressure in Atlanta compared to the pressure in New York ... and face it - he can't stay healthy ... the fans will eat him alive in New York ... even if he CAN stand the pressure that he'll face in New York ...I'm a Yankees fan ... but AJ should sign with Atlanta ...

7 AJ can sign with the Yankees and be on a perennial playoff contender. 13 in 14 years is about as perennial as you can get. The NL East is the Phils and Mets and then everyone else. Same money in both places give/take a few million. If he wants to win, go to NY. If he wants to be relegated to 3rd of 4th place for the next three years. Go to Atlanta. 3639145

2008-12-12T15:05:08-05:00

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Da-Burg 628835

2008-12-12T15:03:15-05:00

interlockny

Monroe 633047

5 I definitely think that the Yankees should make a push for Tex after Burnett. But I think that means they will not be able to re-sign Pettitte. I think the Yankees can only sign 3 Type A free agents. But I could go with adding Garland as a Type B 5th starter. 3638844

2008-12-12T14:46:52-05:00

smredline

Trenton 633015

4 sweet! now we need to sign tex. 3638460

2008-12-12T14:38:37-05:00

naughty69jr

Brooklyn 629126

3 it's all about pitching 3638349

2008-12-12T14:29:14-05:00

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Yankee27

Castaic 188694

2 I truly feel that Burnett will annouce that he will be a Yankee shortly. But I dont see why the Yankees want Lowe. They already have a 19 game winning Sinkerball pitcher in Wang. Sheets would be perfect because he has a differnt approach that CC, Burnet, Wang, and Joba 3638155

2008-12-12T14:02:34-05:00

interlockny

Monroe 633047

1 A local paper here in NY quoted an unnamed Yankees player that Burnett told him they will be teammates. And that he wants to be with the Yankees. "He wants to come to New York - those words came out of his mouth," - "He really wants to play here." 3637709

LAS VEGAS -- Star free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett is weighing final offers from the Yankees and Braves and will make a decision soon, Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, said. "We're in decisionmaking mode. It's down to (the Yankees) and Braves,'' Braunecker said. "It's a matter of what's in his heart.'' Yankees co-owner Hal Steinbrenner told Newsday he's "optimistic'' about signing Burnett but qualified that statement by saying he's always optimistic. The Yankees have offered $80 million, perhaps a touch more, over five years. It isn't known whether the Braves matched that bid after first offering $60 million over four years with a vesting option that could take the contract to five years. The Yankees are also talking to free agent pitchers Derek Lowe, Ben Sheets and their own Andy Pettitte. Yankees GM Brian Cashman flew to Houston to recruit Pettitte when he left the Winter Meetings here but the offer is believed to have remained at $10 million. Pettitte asked for $16 million, the same salary he made in 2008. http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY

Jon Heyman

New York 10084 31883 LAS VEGAS -- Star free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett is weighing final offers from the Yankees and Braves and will make a decision soon, Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, said. "We're in decisionmaking mode. It's down to (the Yankees) and Braves,'' Braunecker said. "It's a matter of what's in his heart.''