Yankees Offer A.J. Burnett Five Years Worth $91 Million

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

Looks like the Yanks don’t plan on stopping with CC. They are now supposedly offering A.J. a guaranteed five-year contract. The Yankees are now at $91 million in their proposal to A.J. Burnett, according to FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal. The Braves offered him a five-year contract for $80 million contract.

Rotoworld: Rumors about A.J. Burnett today:

• A source told Gerry Fraley that the Braves increased their offer to A.J. Burnett to $80 million over five years.
• ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick says the Yankees have offered A.J. Burnett a five-year contract.

Newsday’s Ken Davidoff reports:

The Yankees are in talks to sign free-agent reserve infielder Nick Punto.

Fox Sports: Mets looking land Putz  /  Ken Rosenthal: Yanks after Lowe, Burnett, Pettitte (Scroll Down)

Who has the better first pump, Joba or K-Rod?  /  Source: Yankees making big push to sign both Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett

The votes from my latest polls are below. It looks to me like the majority of people think George deserves to be in the HOF. Also, a lot of people want to give Hughes more time. I was kind of surprised by the outcome. I will never give up on Hughes, but the way everyone talks about him. I just assumed most gave up on the kid. I’m glad to hear the fans are supporting him.

Does George M. Steinbrenner III deserve to be in the Hall of Fame?

Yes  87% (169 Votes)

No  13% (26 Votes)

Have you lost faith in Phil Hughes?

Yes: He Sucks  24% (50 Votes)

No: Give him more time  76% (156 Votes)

As you can see, there are new polls up. Feel free to vote.