Hearing that was not very pleasing.
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But looking around the league, he’s right.

After Carl Pavano, I don’t think the Yanks should sniff anywhere near AJ Burnett. His stuff is filthy on some days but the bottom line is this: he’ll be 32 this January, he’s still barely a .500 pitcher with a career ERA+ of 109 (ERA+ of 96 in 2008), and his history of injuries is terrifying.

AJ Burnett is not someone I’d make a 4-5 year gamble on.

Unfortunately this seems to be Cashman’s modus operandi for the last 3 or 4 years — get past June or July with what they break camp with, then start sifting through the other teams’ scraps when the starters begin to break down…

Yuck. Go get Sabathia *and* Burnett, and cross your fingers the offense returns to form. To me it would seem easier to replace bats during the season…

i would consider lowe though. if moose and andy don’t sign. good #4 innings eater.

I don’t think it is so smart to start doling out big deals to people who are #5 starters. I think the 4,5s should be promoted from within or be a cheap deal so they can be released or “bullpenned” when you want to bring in the youngins who are tearing up the minors. I agree that those two should not be counted on from the get go, I didn’t think so this year either, but you have to have the flexibility to bring them up if they start to dominate. and if those fillers are doing ok, you can flop them to the national league for something.