Jays Will Make Offer To Burnett
28th September, 2008 - 10:59 am
Toronto Star - The Blue Jays have made a bold move by preparing to offer A.J. Burnett a new four-year deal to keep him with the team.

The proposed contract would add two years and $30 million to Burnett's existing pact, which still has two years left.

The package would total $54 million over four years.

Burnett has the power to opt out of his current deal at the conclusion of the season. He is owed $12 million in each of the next two seasons, and the deal would pay him $15 million in the final two years of the deal.

"Our first priority is to try and keep A.J.," GM J.P. Ricciardi said Saturday. [READ]

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