AJ Burnett

[GeoffM]

Burnett got $55 million for 5 years to be a #2 starter. $11 million a year with player opt-out options after the 3rd and 4th year of the contract.

Good to see the Jays have been capable of staying within striking distance of the Yanks and Red Sox though. I'm telling you all now, we'd be the ones being chased if Burnett were healthy.

Edited to add: Yes, I am one of those rare Canadians that knows oodles and oodles about baseball. I use to play rep. ball. The team that represents Canada at the Little League, my team at that age would have smoked them, but we didn't play Little League rules.

[omahilo]

AJ Burnett isnt even that good so I wouldnt say you would be the one being chased...

AJ Burnett and Kerry Wood are two of the greatest .500 pitchers to ever play the game, I will give them both that.

[GeoffM]

1.5 games back of both the Yanks and Sox, umm, yeah, we'd be getting chased if we didn't have AA pitchers starting.

[GTDawg]

But you're not.

The Jays signed a pitcher with a 500 career record that has a pension for getting injured for 50 million dollars..

coulda woulda shoulda

[GeoffM]

I think you meant penchant ...however, pension also somewhat fits in this case .

[jillaj]

I like the clever jab to Kerry but he is an above .500 pitcher at 71-55, and would have a better record than that if he didn't play for the non hitting cubs. AJ on the other hand is a sub .500 pitcher with a 49-51 record and a 50 million dollar contract.