-The Yankees as the clear frontrunner for Burnett. They say Braunecker will contact other clubs today to give them one last chance to beat the Yanks' five-year, $85MM offer. Will the Braves counter? Burnett signing with the Yankees would be undesirable for the Blue Jays in two ways - they'd have to face him fairly often, and they'd (tentatively) get the Yanks' second-round pick instead of a first-round one.
- Buster Olney says the Yankees are confident they won't be overbid for Burnett, at least.
- According to WEEI's Lou Merloni, the Yankees' signing of C.C. Sabathia made the team more appealing to Lowe.
- Some Derek Lowe chatter this morning - Jayson Stark says the Yankees would remain interested in Lowe if they sign A.J. Burnett.
- Kevin Towers told reporters the proposed Jake Peavy deal with the Cubs is dead. The Cubs pulled out.
- Joel Sherman talked to a top exec involved in the talks who called the chances of a deal "remote." The rumor was the Yankees would acquire Mike Cameron for Melky Cabrera. Kevin Baxter of the L.A. Times was told the deal is done, however.
Ken Rosenthal says the potential deal hit a roadblock over the Yankees' desire to have Milwaukee pick up part of the tab on Cameron. Also, the Brewers want a second player after Cabrera. Tom Haudricourt says the Yankees tried to unload Kei Igawa on them.
- Here's a rumor from Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News that slipped through the cracks yesterday. His source says the White Sox seem to have the inside track on Bobby Abreu, assuming they trade Jermaine Dye first. Feinsand doesn't figure the Rays will match Abreu's price, though they met with his agents at in Vegas. He adds that Johan Santana is pushing the Mets to sign Abreu.
- Mike DiGiovanna says the Angels "are believed to be willing to offer at least seven years for something in the $160-million range" for Tex.
Jon Heyman says the Yankees have re-entered the Teixeira sweepstakes.
Summing up the reported offers made to Mark Teixeira:
Orioles: seven years, $140-150MM
Nationals: eight years, $160MM
- The Red Sox and Diamondbacks are having discussions about swapping Julio Lugo for Eric Byrnes. Lugo would play second base for Arizona, while Byrnes would be Boston's fourth outfielder. Lugo has $18MM left on his deal, Byrnes $22MM with no-trade protection.
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