News: Yankees Sign Burnett
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, citing a ‘baseball source,’ reports the Yankees have signed free-agent RHP A.J. Burnett to five-year, $82.5 million contract pending a physical.
Burnett was 18-10 with a 4.07 ERA in 35 starts with the Blue Jays this season.
As noted earlier today on MetsBlog, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported the Yankees will not pursue Derek Lowe if they sign Burnett.
Cerrone also wrote the following in the above mentioned post:
“The way I understand it, Lowe is more concerned with the dollar amount than the years. Also, the buzz around Lowe continues to suggest that he would like to retire within the next few years or so, and would prefer to sign with a team who has a spring training facility near his home in Florida.”
