AJ Burnett Opts Out

[Roast]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

Mod Edit: Link to the post with information about Burnett opting out.

[Backtobanks]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

[Roast]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

[treebird]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

[Roast]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

D'oh!

 

Stupid me looking at stats like ERA and ERA+.

 

I need to think more like a GM. W's are huge.

[17 Seconds]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

 

#-o

[Roast]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

 

#-o

tree is clearly being sarcastic. BUt that's how GM's are gonna see it.

[17 Seconds]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

 

#-o

tree is clearly being sarcastic. BUt that's how GM's are gonna see it.

 

Where is the "clear" sarcasm? You must know him better than I do.

[Productive Outs]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

 

#-o

tree is clearly being sarcastic. BUt that's how GM's are gonna see it.

 

Where is the "clear" sarcasm? You must know him better than I do.

 

clearly. tree is one of the smartest baseball posters on here.

[17 Seconds]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

career high 18 w's mon frere, the guy finally figured out how to win

 

#-o

tree is clearly being sarcastic. BUt that's how GM's are gonna see it.

 

Where is the "clear" sarcasm? You must know him better than I do.

 

clearly. tree is one of the smartest baseball posters on here.

 

I don't doubt it, I'm just not familiar with him and I have seen people on here make statements like that before and actually mean it.

[BigbadB]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

Isn't Burnett giving up big money to opt out in the first place? I can't imagine he'd opt out and take less money to sign somewhere else. But, I don't know what his current contract looks like, so maybe he isn't giving up big money by opting out.

[CubColtPacer]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

Isn't Burnett giving up big money to opt out in the first place? I can't imagine he'd opt out and take less money to sign somewhere else. But, I don't know what his current contract looks like, so maybe he isn't giving up big money by opting out.

 

Burnett has 2 years and 24 million left on his deal.

[Clem Fandango]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

Isn't Burnett giving up big money to opt out in the first place? I can't imagine he'd opt out and take less money to sign somewhere else. But, I don't know what his current contract looks like, so maybe he isn't giving up big money by opting out.

 

Burnett has 2 years and 24 million left on his deal.

 

Wouldn't you want to opt out and wait for the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes to come to a close before negotiating deals?

 

Sabathia's contract is going to effect what Burnett, and all other above average starters, will make in free agency. If Sabathia signs (and he probably will) a monsterous $130 million deal or something, Burnett could probably weasel into the $15-$16 mil a year range for another 3-4 years instead of the $12 he's slated to make the next 2, IMO

[shnsajax]

ESPN is reporting that Burnett will decide by Monday whether or not he will use his opt out option on his contract and become a free agent. If he does, would anyone be in favor of signing him? How much money do you think it will require?

 

This year is going to be a ridiculously strong pitching FA market: Sabathia, Dempster, Sheets, Burnett (possibly)...yikes.

 

I'm not as excited about Burnett as everyone else seems to be, especially for the crazy money teams are lined up to pay him. Assuming Dempster's year wasn't a total fluke, Dempster will be $3-$4 million cheaper per year for 1-2 less years.

 

You really think Burnett is going to go for insane money? I certainly see Sheets and Sabathia going for insane dollar amounts, but i'm not sure how I feel about Burnett. He had his worst year since 03 last year so possibly his price tag will be a little less? Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

 

Isn't Burnett giving up big money to opt out in the first place? I can't imagine he'd opt out and take less money to sign somewhere else. But, I don't know what his current contract looks like, so maybe he isn't giving up big money by opting out.

 

Burnett has 2 years and 24 million left on his deal.

 

Wouldn't you want to opt out and wait for the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes to come to a close before negotiating deals?

 

Sabathia's contract is going to effect what Burnett, and all other above average starters, will make in free agency. If Sabathia signs (and he probably will) a monsterous $130 million deal or something, Burnett could probably weasel into the $15-$16 mil a year range for another 3-4 years instead of the $12 he's slated to make the next 2, IMO

 

I think this is going to be a slow offseason for big names to sign.

[Clem Fandango]

Ken Rosenthal reports he opted out...

 

DANA POINT, Ca. - It's official: Blue Jays right-hander A.J. Burnett is opting out of his contract and becoming a free agent.

 

Burnett reached his decision after his agents met with Blue Jays officials on Tuesday afternoon.

 

However, the pitcher's lead agent, Darek Braunecker, said that the Blue Jays continue to express strong interest in Burnett and remain a serious player in the bidding.

 

The Red Sox and Yankees are expected to be among the teams that will pursue Burnett. And another AL East team, the Orioles, is likely to at least show interest.

 

Burnett lives in Monkton, Md., outside of Baltimore.

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8756808/Burnett-opts-out-of-deal,-will-become-free-agent