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Burnett Will Miss Two To Four Starts If There Are No More SetbacksGood news and reality collided yesterday morning when Brad Arnsberg and A.J. Burnett played a brief game of catch. Burnett was able to throw pain free -- about 35 tosses from around 60 feet -- but the unofficial verdict is the prized right-hander won't be ready for opening week and, if there are no more setbacks, will probably miss anywhere from two to four starts. "Not in my opinion, right now I'd say no," said Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg when asked if there's any chance Burnett could be ready for the opening week. Toronto Blue Jays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Burnett Injury Not SeriousA relieved Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said Saturday night that a problem with scar tissue in pitcher A.J. Burnett's right elbow caused him to pull himself out of a game earlier in the day. Burnett had "Tommy John'' ligament transplant surgery on his elbow three years ago and the team had feared a far more serious recurrence of some kind. But scar tissue often forms post-surgery and can break up, causing pain and discomfort, which is apparently what happened to Burnett as he pitched in an 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Toronto Blue Jays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jays Lock Up Halladay Through 2008
In a press conference on Thursday at Knology Park, the Blue Jays announced that they had agreed to a three-year, $40 million contract extension with their prize pitcher through the 2010 season. Halladay, who had been signed through 2007, will make $10 million in 2008, $14.25 million in 2009 and $15.75 million in 2010. "To me, he stands for the Toronto Blue Jays," Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said recently. Toronto Blue Jays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Blue Jays Mar 2006 Archive |
After an offseason of changes, the Blue Jays turned their attention toward keeping one thing the same: having Roy Halladay at the top of their rotation.