Clever…
by JoeHere’s the way I see it. The Yankees make an offer to Sebathia. He is sitting on it. How do the Yankees light a fire under Sebathia? They float a rumor that they are making offers to Burnett and Lowe. At least, that is what I hope they are doing.
1 comment November 18 2008 12:20 pm | Joe | Discussion |
I agree. I hope that’s what they are doing. But Burnett’s name has been floated around for weeks. I mean, are we giving Cashman credit for having the foresight 4-5 weeks ago of expressing interest in Burnett just to set up Sabathia? I don’t know but I seem to recall Michael Kay mentioning during a broadcast when Burnett pitched against the Yankees that apparently “Yankee scouts” were in love with his arm. I don’t know maybe that’s what they’re doing now…. but I’ve heard Burnett’s name mentioned too many times for there not to be anybody in the organization interested in him. There’s got to be some genuine interest there. That worries me. This is not the kind of guy I’m looking for – unless we apply your logic to Peavy too. Maybe this is a way to communicate to Peavy that the ship may be sailing soon. Food for thought.