It was a solid final start for A.J. It was a classy thing for Cito to have Burnett go out to warm up in the 9th so he could take him out and allow the fans to give him an ovation. It is amazing how loud the ovation was for him given he’d only been here 3 years and most of the fans have complained about him for over 2/3 of that time. It is a given Burnett will be opting out but there is a slim chance he will end up signing back here. I doubt it and frankly for the price it will cost I don’t want him back. I have been a Burnett supporter since J.P. signed him. I thought it was a good contract and I would be glad to see him back in a Jays uniform for the $12 mill/yr he would get in the remaining 2 yrs of his current contract even if it meant throwing on another yr or two for the same price. However, I don’t think Burnett is worth the $15 million/season he is going to get.Sure Burnett has said all the right things about how he likes it in Toronto, pitching with Doc, having Arnsberg as his pitching coach, how he “grew up” here, but the fact of the matter is about 99% of the upcoming free agents say that about their outgoing team. A.J. is not going to accept a 4 yr $48 million deal to stay w/the Jays over say a 4 yr $60 million deal (and that is on the conservative end) to go somewhere else.
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