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Yesterday, the Braves acquired RHP Javier Vazquez from the White Sox.
Today, the Daily News and Atlanta Journal-Constitution report Atlanta is preparing an offer for free-agent RHP A.J. Burnett, worth roughly $80 million over five years.
Burnett is a career 87–76 with a 3.81 ERA.
The Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, Braves, Phillies and Orioles have all been linked in rumor to Burnett.
In a report for ESPN.com, Buster Olney said it might take a fifth year, guaranteed, to sign Burnett.
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They can have him at that price.
Let them tie up $16 million per year for the next five years and let’s watch them fail to add more pop to their lineup.
You cannot let Atlanta just walk in and get AJ at the very least try to drive the price up even more…The last thing we need is Atlanta becoming good again!
braves still arnet that great
and generally speaking, southerners are simple folk
Don’t make me get the egg and the shoe!
Wow, excellent throwback!
lol the egg in the shoe bit it’s kinda like turducken – only a mint julip swilling rot gut making hillbilly wold think that one up lol
hey i’m a southerner..kinda…I live in ATL…still have NY roots…most of us aren’t that backward..i swear…
ok ok ill give ya a p#ss
He’s getting a lot of attention for only having one worthwhile season.
Again, this is why that although we need a SP we must stay out of the big name FA pitchers market. Get our closer because demand is low. Improve our offense and get 2 guys like Wolf and Marquis for the rotation that will allow us to get through this year and maybe next year the demand won’t be as high.
i agree. i wonder if the cubs is still interested in endy chavez for marquis.
the mets need a guy in the 4th or 5th spot in the rotation that can go 200 innings and an era around the high 4s. not having a pitcher like that since 2006 greatly hurts the bullpen greatly.
Becareful I mentioned trading the Catch the other day and was jumped all over. I don’t know if the Cubs would still do it but I would send Show and Endy for Marquis anytime.
endy needs to go to be honest, the mets need a new bench core. no more castro, chavez, easley etc. they hurt this team back to back when they were most needed.
Endy didn’t hurt the team. Playing crap like Easley and Anderson did. Endy is a great bench outfielder if he’s used correctly.
i disagree with ya about easly gibna – he wasn’t crap he was a overused reserve that 7 times outta ten got the job done – it might not of been pretty but he was effective
7 times out of ten? He’s always been a terrible pinch hitter and he’s a poor defender. What exactly was he getting done.
“Improve our offense (by getting #25) and get 2 guys like Wolf and Marquis for the rotation that will allow us to get through this year and maybe next year the demand won’t be as high.
i totally agree the real.. ;-)
Thank goodness Omar is making moves
Icckkhhh. I’m starting to doubt that the Mets will be able to compete for a frontline starting pitcher.
Sabathia, Lowe, and Burnett are the big 3 this offseason. Angels, Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, etc. are all suitors for at least one of them.
Sheets is a medical question mark.
Perez is okay but expensive.
Garland and Wolf are just not that good.
Who else am I missing.
pedro martinez..
posted this in an earlier thread but it’s more relevant here:
Let the Braves sign Burnett for 5 years. For all the “injury prone” talk about Ben Sheets, Burnett got a 2 year career head start yet Sheets has made more starts, pitched more innings, has a better K/BB ratio, better WHIP, and will come shorter term and cheaper. I’d much rather have Sheets if Burnett is the other option.
i’m down, sign Sheets for 2 years maybe? If that’s possible, and maybe throw a little extra money at him. I think he’s a great guy to take a risk on.
That does not really bother me if these guys are going to get those type of deals. I would just rather be patient and take the 2009 Kyle Loshe.
Yeah, If Burnett gets 5 years from Atlanta, I don’t see the Mets offering any of the top FA starters that many years.
We’ll be trading for starters or signing second tier FA SP.
With all the bs HIS teams have put Mets fans through, Omar better be whipping up something good.
jesus, i tell you, for having 2 staright season of chokeness i was hoping this guy would at least be more active.. all he’s trying to do is lower the price in k-rod.. that’s it.. oh wait, i forgot he signed delgado and tatis (who happend to have a messed up shoulder)… GREAT!!!!
3rd place here we come. Just keep sitting on your hands Omar.
I said all along, he’s not qualified for the position.
I TOTALLY AGREE that the guy is clueless!! but the wilpons are more morons for letting this guy in there!!!
Wow, I can’t believe the reactions to Mets “fans” that want us to give Burnett 5/80. LOL.
i wouldn’t want burnett at that price.. get me sheets!!
I love how some posters here have no idea what it’s like being a GM or their vision of a GM is someone who just wakes up, picks up the phone, chucks some money at someone and they sign automatically. Flashy names look ok but in a day and age where even average players at minimum are asking for 10+ million a year and you’ve only got 35-40 million to play with you gotta play your cards right.
Shhh. It’s much more fun to ride Omar than to think logically.
THE REAL I POSTED THIS BEFORE:
I’d like omar to shut us up by doing something dramatic to make us go wow, for real here we come… we bashed him and i think he’s one of the worst GM but the advantage he has is the fact that the mets are willing to pay.. if not for that we’d be in big troubles… BIG..
You realize he’s done much more good for this team than you think. But no you want to harp on the “what ifs” and “what could’ve been” instead of what he actually has done. Be thankful we actually support contenders instead of having an idiot like Jim Bowden at the helm. You really think it feels good to be a Nationals fan?
“Be thankful we actually support contenders instead of having an idiot like Jim Bowden at the helm. You really think it feels good to be a Nationals fan?”
i’d give you 125 millions reason as to why we should be contenders!!! and that’s not including reyes and wright’s salary!!
Umm, we are contenders.
Haha seriously. I have no idea what alex is trying to say.
we do content until the las t day of the season..
I still don’t know what alex is saying…
Snips, how dare you be realistic! You’ve got the anonymity of the internet protecting you. Let your hair down man. Post some baseless uniformed criticism already, Jeez.
i remember everyone whining last year.
then omar traded for santana with a mediocre farms system.
Nope I only live in the momment and every signing is the worst ever and every move made we could have done with our scrubs.
but like i said it was also becoz minnesotta needed to trade him and only us and the yankkes and sox were involved.. that;’s the only reason!!!
the yanks and sox are very, very stiff competition
So only the 3 largest market teams were involved, that’s all.
Becoz we were the only 3 teams that could afford him..
And two of those teams refused to give up their top prospects,which allowed the third team to get the prize(Santana) by Default.
You do realize that what we did end up giving up for him is nothing short of a miracle. If Omar had caved and traded around this time last year F-Mart and probably Pelf would’ve been playing in Minnesota.
DAM YOU WILLIE RANDOLPH!!!
I don’t see what the big deal is with Burnett. He has had one good(?) season last year with over 4 ERA. The only thing he can do well is pitch against the Yankees. Throwing 80M at this guy would be signing Pavano again.
Burnett has had one good season? What would you call 2007, 2006 and 2005? I mean I personally wouldn’t want the mets to give him that kind of contract because of the injuries but if he’s healthy he’d be a big addition to their rotation.
He had only 3 seasons of 30+ starts in his career and one 29 start season. I’m not saying that he’s a bad pitcher, but he’s definitely not worth investing 80M for 5 years.
I see Burnett only slightly better than Ollie.
Maybe I’m alone but if the Braves can add Burnett I’m going to be worried.
don’t forget vasquez and jurjeans.. plus him.. but they need offense.. BADLY!!
Umm they were 6th in the NL in total runs scored, only 3 spots behind us. And post all-star break, when they no longer had Tex, there were 3rd in the NL. Their offense will be fine, especially if Franceour bounces back and some of their young outfielders develop like they’re expecting them too.
but gina, also remember that the NL has the likes of : the pirates, nats, san diego, dodgers (pre manny) arizona.. teams with no offense at all..
Umm the dodgers had many post all star break and they stopped playing the offensive black holes that are Juan Peirre and Andruw Jones and the Braves still out scored them post all-star break. They scored exactly 7 less runs than we did.
treu, but they weren’t great offensively anyways, also gina checked this out:
jair jurjean: 13-10 3.68 139k’s..
mike pelfrey: 13-11 3.72 110k’s..
both pitchers great upside.. wouldn’t rule out pelfrey being better than him..
Jurrjens is 2 years younger. And had a better k/9, k/bb and has better command over his off-speed pitchers. I think they’ll both end up being middle of the rotation type starters but I think Jurrjens will be better.
Braves will always be in contention, but they don’t have Johan or Pelf. If the Mets sign #2-3 type starter, the Mets will have better rotation than the Braves
I love Pelfrey, but I’m pretty sure I would rather have Jurggjens. If they add Burnett I don’t see how we could have a better rotation than them. Maybe if equal if Maine comes back healthy and is better than he was last year and Pelfrey continues to progress and we sign someone like Lowe but not better.
But you are forgetting Johan. He’s one of if not the best pitcher in baseball. Braves don’t have a pitcher like that.
Plus I really think that Pelf was as dominate as Jurggjens if not more dominate. They both had simiar numbers last year despite the fact that Pelf had terrible start.
You said that IF Maine stays healthy, but that same IF goes to Burnett as well. Also, the Mets will get another #2-3 type starter (Sheets, Lowe, or someone like that). I really don’t see how the Brave’s roatation is better than the Mets
How was Pelfrey more dominate? Jurjjens had a better k/9 and k/bb and baa. Although I agree if we add Lowe we’ll have a better rotation I don’t think there’s any chance of us getting Lowe. Plus you’re forgetting Jorge Campillo who had an awesome year and them possibly adding Tommy Hanson to the mix.
Jurrjens had better K/9 and K/BB numbers because Pelf is not a strikeout pitcher. Plus, his numbers are only slightly better.
Jurrjens 139Ks 70 BBs 1.37 WHIP
Pelfrey 110Ks 64 BBs 1.36 WHIP
This is despite the bad start that Pelf had. I’m not sure what the numbers would be, but if we subtract first couple starts, Pelf’s numbers would be much better.
If the Mets go into ‘09 with Pelf,Maine, and Niese in the rotation, they will be a third place team. Plus, getting a closer will fill only one of many holes in this ballclub. Omar is focusing way too much on a closer and it will prove disasterous to the Mets.
Dumb question but, is Tim Hudson going to pitch for them next year?
I don’t think so.
The Braves can have both of them. Vasquez is somewhat solid, but unspectacular– I’d take him as #4 or 5 on our team, but the Braves, with their injuries, may ask him to be front of the rotation material. Burnett is an injury waiting to happen.
Let’s face it– we are going to get younger in all phases of our pitching, with the possible exception of signing Lowe, but not at crazy money (I think he’s going to get that elsewhere.) I see our rotation and bullpen as follows:
Santana
Maine
Pelfrey
Garland
Niese
Bullpen:
KRod (closer)
Street (setup, for Heilman and prospect)
Feliciano (I wouldn’t give he and Heilman up for Street)
Smith
Parnell
Other reliever via trade/FA
i agree with you, Lowe would be great here but he’ll get his 4 years 60 mil
Yuck. This rotation is blah. Could we at least substitute Randy Wolf for Garland?
Look at AJ’s career stats — is he that much better than OP (minus the 2-14 year with PIT)?
I can’t see anyone going 5 for Perez, but the hope of getting him for a 3 year/$40mm deal may be gone…maybe 4/$55 to keep him?
Completely agree. Nobody in their right mind would sign Ollie for 5 years 80MM. I see Burnett slightly better than Ollie. But Burnett has had only one season with 15+ wins and 3 seasons with 30+ starts. Only thing he’s known for is that he is dominant against the Yanks. Other than that, I don’t see him worth 16MM. Braves can have another Pavano.
Braves were 72-90. They need more than Vazquez and Burnett to go 90-72.
Like The Phils needed more then Cole Hamels & Jamie Moyer to go 92-70…Wait a minute…
The Phillies lineup is a wee bit more imposing than the Braves
Are the Giants really going to trade Sanchez for Cantu? Wtf?