fannation.com - 11/20/2008
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The Yankees have now called their three top pitching targets on their Quarter Billion Tour, with varying degrees of success.
They successfully presented a $140-million, six-year offer to top target CC Sabathia , who's now looking around with no timetable in mind. "Comfortable,'' was how a ...
nydailynews.com - 11/22/2008
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nydailynews.com —
The Yankees are on an all-out pitching blitz,
but A.J. Burnett's desire for a five-year contract has...
bogged down the Bombers' pursuit of the righthander, according to a baseball executive familiar with the team's thinking.
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Five too high for A.J. Burnett: Yankees
chicagotribune.com - 11/22/2008
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chicagotribune.com —
With no playoffs in 2008 and a new
stadium opening in 2009, the New York Yankees are...
trying their hardest to make the three top free-agent starting pitchers extremely rich. But it takes two parties to finish a deal. Imagine the horror in the Big Apple ...
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What if Sabathia, Burnett, Lowe jilt Yankees? -
sports.espn.go.com - 11/21/2008
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Heyman's Latest: Burnett, Lowe, Hudson, Tex
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... The Yankees planned offers in the four-year, $60MM range for A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe, but that's not sufficient for either pitcher. Burnett wants five years, and Lowe presumably at least $16MM per year and perhaps five as well. ...
Yanks Not Close on Offers to Lowe and Burnett
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Jon Heyman: The Yankees intended to make four-year offers on A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe for about $14-15 million annually (in other words, close to $60 million each). However, Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker, is telling teams he's only considering five-year proposals, and Lowe's agent, Scott Boras, apparently also suggested the Yankees aren't in the ballpark. This is what happens when a bum like Carlos Silva gets 4-years $48 million - the entire pitching market is completely ...
When Jon Heyman’s headline says one thing and his piece says another
River Avenue Blues —
... Toward the end of the day yesterday, Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman wrote a piece with the headline, “Yankees not in ballpark for Lowe, Burnett.” The article wasn’t quite as accurate as that though: ...
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slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/21/2008 — From Jon Heyman : The Yankees intended to make four-year offers on A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe for about $14-15 million annually (in other words, close to $60 million each). However, Burnett's agent, Darek Braunecker , is telling teams he's only considering five-year proposals, and Lowe's agent, ...
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Offers To Burnett & Lowe Coming From Yankees
waswatching.com 11/18/2008 — Via Jon Heyman :
The Yankees will make an offer to exceed Johan Santana’s $137.5 million contract to top target CC Sabathia and closely follow that bold first strike with proposals within the next day or two to A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe, ...
Yankees "What If": No A.J., CC, Lowe?
mlbtraderumors.com 11/24/2008 — No new official information has been reported from either side--but that may be precisely why articles about the scenario where the Yankees fail to sign a big name free agent starting pitcher this offseason are starting to show up.
First, Jordan ...
Kernan: Lowe is perfect for Yanks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/16/2008 — From Kevin Kernan: CC SABATHIA is the prize catch for the Yankees New York Yankees , but don't underestimate the importance of signing free agent Derek Lowe. Say this for Derek Lowe; he can carry the pitching load. The last time he was a free agent I wrote he would be the perfect addition to ...
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nydailynews.com 12/5/2008 — While the CC Sabathia waiting game continued and the Braves made an official offer for A.J. Burnett, Brian Cashman decided to get aggressive in his pursuit of another top free-agent pitcher: Derek Lowe.
Yankees Make Offer to CC, Offers Coming For Burnett and Lowe
sportsagentblog.com 11/16/2008 — If Sabathia’s offer is indeed more money than Santana’s, CC will be the highest paid pitcher ever. Yankees’ chairman Hank Steinbrenner confirmed Friday night that an offer was extended to Sabathia and offers will be on their way for pitchers A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe.
