From Ken Rosenthal:Burnett's representatives were expected to contact interested clubs Thursday, giving them one last chance to beat the Yankees offer of five years and approximately $85 million.The big question now is will the Braves counter. Buster Olney said earlier in the day that the ...
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With Jake Peavy not going to the Cubs, do the Braves have a chance of landing him? That'd be nice, though improbable.Imagine the rotation with me in your mind's eye:PeavyBurnettJurrjensVazquezHanson/Morton/CampilloOk, so it won't happen, but the main purpose of this blog was to let you know that ...
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Via The Scores Report
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