Come Back To Me?

As my dear colleague Stoeten pointed out yesterday, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to believe anything that comes out of the mouth of J.P. Ricciardi other than the collective cocks of the Massachusetts media, and even then there could be an extreme bias attached.

However, if there is a scrap of truth to the Blue Jays interest in retaining the services of A.J. Burnett, it has now become abundantly clear that J.P. Ricciardi will have to journey into the depths of the underworld to bring him back to Toronto.

Following the New York Yankees lead, the Boston Red Sox have now revealed their interest in our very own Pete Puma. While the five years for $80 million rumour may be little more than the workings of Darek Braunecker's inner P.R. Ricciardi, the thought of the two highest payrolls in baseball attending Burnett's free agent auction doesn't exactly inspire a lot of confidence in his return.

So, let's completely embrace the idea of sour grapes and point out once again that between Burnett's history of stays on the Disabled List and the fact that he threw more pitches than any other pitcher in the Major Leagues last season, the Blue Jays could be much better off watching his ship sail away and potentially sink right off the coast. Bon voyage, Burnett.