nj.com - 11/18/2008
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A baseball official close to the situation, who requested anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced, said the Cubs and Ryan Dempster have agreed on a four-year contract worth about $52 million. This is not entirely unexpected, though...
suntimes.com - 11/18/2008
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suntimes.com —
The Cubs have reached agreement on a multiyear
contract with free agent pitcher Ryan Dempster, and the...
two-time All-Star is expected to sign the deal today, according to multiple sources. It's expected to be a four-year deal worth at least $52 ...
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Ryan Dempster close to re-signing with Cubs
newsday.com - 11/19/2008
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newsday.com —
The Yankees still are preparing a formal offer
for righthanded pitcher A.J. Burnett, a club official said...
yesterday, but the Red Sox have become serious competitors to land him.
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Source: Yanks still trying to woo Burnett
msn.foxsports.com - 11/18/2008
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The Ryan Dempster Era Will Continue
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... sources that the Ryan Dempster Experience will call Chicago home for the next four years. It sounds like it might be for a total of $52M a year or $13M on average. That's a pretty good deal if he pitches like he did last year, not so much if he pitches like 2001-2003. For what was out there though and for how much the Cubs and Dempster seem to like each other, it sounds like the right deal. He really did have a fantastic 2008 season. His 152 ERA+ was good for ...
Cubs all a-Twitter about getting Ryan Dempster back in the fold
Big League Stew —
... Dempster, who is from B.C.). Dempster, 31, converted from closer and finished sixth in Cy Young voting, going 17-6 with a 2.96 ERA. He made the NL All-Star squad and started Game 1 of the, ahem, playoffs for the Cubs, who lost in three games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. Dempster's agent, Craig Landis, said that four or five other teams had been interested in Dempster, whose $13m/annum salary might set the market for the likes of A.J. Burnett, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. The Cubs, who recently let go of Kerry ...
Dempster implications for the Mets.....
Mets Fever —
... As expected it appears that the Cubs are on the verge of signing Ryan Dempster (source Star Ledger), while it's no surprise most expected him to return to Chicago it does have market implications for the Mets. ...
Neyer On 5 Feet, 9 Inches Of Ordinary
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... that was inked Tuesday. The Star-Ledger’s Dan Graziano reasonably concludes Dempster’s deal could well help establish the market value of A.J. Burnett, amongst others. ...
$80 million AJ Burnett offer in the works
New York Yankees Examiner —
... three free agent pitchers including CC Sabathia s record-breaking six year $140 million and a forthcoming offer to Derek Lowe. While it s possible that no other team will try to compete with the Yankees incredible offer to Sabathia, as they haven t up until now, a couple teams could challenge for Burnett. The Yankees are the first to make Burnett an offer, but other teams that could enter the fray include the Orioles, Nationals, Blue Jays, and Braves. The Star Ledger has reported ( here ) that pitcher Ryan Dempster and the Cubs have agreed in principle to a four year contract ...
Yankees Rampant Rumors
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... Shrewd stuff: "Last year, the Yankees overbid wildly (and against themselves) to keep their own free agents -- Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez. This year, they need outside free agents, and they appear set to overbid to get them. Their offer to Sabathia is $40 million higher than anybody else's so far, and one person with knowledge of their plans said they'd be willing to pay Burnett $15 million per year (which would mean $60 million over four years, and $75 million over five, if they want to go totally nuts and add a ...
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A.J. Burnett Signs With The Yankees
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Yanks Serious About Burnett
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — UPDATE 9:05 p.m. There are reports going around that Brian Cashman is MIA. He was supposed to meet with the NY writers and had to cancel because he was not at the hotel. Some people think he's meeting with Burnett, others think he's could be meeting with Derek Lowe. From Tyler Kepner : Just ...
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