According to George King of the New York post, and comfirmed on various other sites, the Yankees are readying a deal for RHP A.J. Burnett. It was announced today that the Yankees are going to offer Burnett a deal for about $80 million for 5 years. On the other side of the offer, the Blue Jays current offer stands at about $54 million for 4 years. To give a comparrison, if he accepts the Yankees offer, Burnett would make $16 million a year, with the Jays, he would only make $13.5 million. However, I highly doubt this is it when it comes to offers. Burnett is thought to be the most saught pitcher on the market due to the fact that the Yankees are most likely going to get Sabathia with ease and Burnett (and Derek Lowe) is the next best thing.
Now one big thing to look at here is that elusive 5th year for Burnett. Due to his injury history, teams are hesitant to give him that many years. Buster Olney of ESPN has an article about why the 5th year could be very important in deciding where Burnett ends up.
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