Whither A.J.?

SportsAnna posted 9/24/2008 from www.globesports.com [flag]

Negotiations haven't started, but both sides accept it will take a minimum of $15-million (all currency U.S.) a year to keep pitcher A.J. Burnett with the Toronto Blue Jays. "We will make him a competitive offer," Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said last night. "But it's his call." [link]

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Last Dance With Allan James?
Published 9/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stoeten) at Drunk Jays Fans
... Now, let's be clear here: sure, there have been rumblings about the Jays feeling out the market for Halladay. There have also been rumblings about the Jays working to extend AJ Burnett-- in fact, Jeff Blair, in today's Globe, wrote that "Burnett's agent, Darek Brauneckerv, was in Toronto yesterday, and when asked if he was here to begin negotiations, said coyly, 'Not negotiations, per se.' But know this, there has already been some nudge-nudge, wink-wink." ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, September 25
Published 9/25/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... WE'RE NOT PLAYING: A.J. Burnett is expected to be one of the pitchers the Yankees pursue, and the Blue Jays say they won't get into a bidding war to retain him. (Toronto Globe and Mail) ...

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