New York Yankees sign A.J. Burnett

The thing about Burnett is that he hasn't pitched a full season his whole career. And as a red sox fan I hope his arm falls off LOL! I don't like it when these athletes have one great season during their contract year. It failed with carl Pavano. Remember Adrian Beltre in his final year with the Dodgers? He lead the major league with 50 home runs. His most ever during his career. He goes on to sign a big contract with the Seatle Mariners and he goes right back to playing like sh#t! I don't think Burnett will pitch like crap, it's just a question of can he stay healthy. As far as Joba Chamberlain, I think he would be better coming out of the bullpen. But I guess we'll have to see how long his arm is going to hold up, and if he can succeed as a starter. Every ine talks about how much they would like him as a starter because he throws 95mph. As a starting pitcher, you can't throw 95mph fastballs all game. Your arm will not last. I don't know what his pitch types are, but a blazng fastball for 9 innings straight will have him back on the injured list real quick.

Well, the Yankees surely are trying to get their money's worth with all these free agent signings. The only concern I have with Burnett is that he has been historically known to be injury prone. Last year seemed to be more of an exception than a rule in terms of being healthy during the course of the whole season. I could be wrong, and that's the beauty of it. It's a gamble for the Yankees and they are willing to shoulder that gamble if it means having a better chance of getting back to the postseason and go deeper next season.