Earl emerges...
The GYS Network —
... that J.P Ricciardi doesn't know what the hell he's doing.
Burnett a $55 M fourth starter?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Burnett a $55 M fourth starter? Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi had harsh words for often-injured starter A.J. Burnett on a Toronto radio station, saying that Burnett may now be considered a third or fourth starter, and if he had to do it all over again, he probably would not have signed Burnett to a five-year $55 million deal in December, 2005.
You Forgot it In People: J.P. on the Fan
Bluebird Banter —
... 4. If Burnett keeps getting hurt, he'll be busted down to 4th starter and McGowan and Marcum will be moved up. This is silly too, and just sounds like a verbal cut-down of AJ, nothing more. Since when does a 4th starter make less starts than a 2nd starter, or throw less pitches per start (assuming they are equally effective)? In fact, JP went so far to say that he would not have signed AJ had he known how his young pitchers would develop. Talk about throwing your guy under the bus. ...
Sematics 101 With Baltimore’s Trembley
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... While Trembley has us pondering the subtle distinctions between not pitching and jaking it not being available, Toronto G.M. J.P. Riccardi would like his $55 million bust A.J. Burnett to “realize the difference between being hurt and really being hurt.” ...
Ricciardi: Burnett Needs To Learn Difference 'Between Being Hurt and Really Being Hurt'
FanHouse —
... needs to learn when he's really been hurt: "When he takes the ball he's good, we've got no complaints every times he's been on the mound... we just need to find a way to keep him out there. I don't know if it's psychological, I don't know if it's just (that) he gets to a point where he feels something (that) he's so scarred from being hurt so many times that he just backs off, but I think he's going to have to get over that hump at some point and just maybe pitch through some pain or realize the difference between being hurt and really being hurt." ...
Happenings and Mishappenings: A Case For Maine
Nyjer Please —
... J.P. Ricciardi doesn't think too fondly of A.J. Burnett. - Sportsnet.ca ...
J.P. Ricciardi - Straight tahlkah
The Tao of Stieb —
... "If we had (Casey) Janssen, Litsch, Marcum, McGowan, I probably wouldn't (have signed Burnett), just because I would have that pitching lined up," said Ricciardi. (Source: Sportsnet) ...
Drama in Toronto
Knuckle Curve —
... Seems Toronto Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi isn’t happy with right-hander A.J. Burnett. You know, the guy Ricciardi signed to a huge contract not long ago despite a significant and known injury history? ...
