Forget about A.J. Burnett

One could debate the desirability of A.J. Burnett in an M's uniform. Sure he has lost roughly the same games he's won. He has a bit of an attitude problem. He has no ties to the NW, and would be a mercenary coming in for money.

But given the state of our rotation, who cares, right?

The problem is, you don't want A.J. Burnett at the number it's going to take to get him to come here. There is no shortage of teams who want him. The only way A.J. Burnett is coming to Seattle is if we OVERPAY by a considerable amount.

Remember Beltre last year? How many teams actually tried to sign him- not that many. The Yankees already had a 3rd basemen, and plenty of teams were turned off by Boras.

Burnett has over half the teams in baseball who would like to see him put on a uniform. The market will be crazy for pitching.

I bet when Burnett does sign, you will be shocked and awed, to use an overworn phrase.

Little chance Bavasi, Lincoln and crew get involved at the numbers we will talking about. The M's will spend money, but not for A.J. Burnett.

Count on it.