The Yankees have landed another big fish in the Free Agent market this time its A.J. Burnett for a whooping 5 years 82.5 million but in my opinion, this will be a decision they will regret for years to come.
Yes I know, Burnett has been a great number two under Roy Halladay. And yes I know, he dominates the AL East powers like New York and Boston. He has great numbers last year as he had 231 strikeouts and enjoyed winning 18 games also he pitched the most innings in his career.
Whats funny about all of this is that he put up his previous best numbers in his contract year, hmm would you look at that. Sounds like a guy I know whose played for the Brewers for 10 years. In his first two years in Toronto, he only started 25 and 21 games in those two years in between contracts. Also after a good 2002 year, he only made 24 starts in two years until would you look at that his contract came up. He is known for his elbow problems and I had no idea why so many teams had a hard on for him. The stats dont lie brother, he only plays when he needs to.
Yes, we can look at this and say holy shit, will the Yankees be stopped? I mean Sabathia, Wang, Burnett is right up there with the Boston Red Sox with top pitching staffs and if Andy Pettitte doesnt come back, they add Ben Sheets as their fourth starter. Unreal.
But once again, you gotta prove it on the field
-Charlie.
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