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Jays CEO Godfrey Steps DownAs expected, Paul Godfrey resigned Monday as president and CEO of the Blue Jays after eight seasons with the club. Godfrey, 69, will officially step down at the end of the year. "There's never a right time to do this sort of thing," Godfrey said. "I do these things by what my gut tells me to do." "It's better to leave a year too early than a minute too late," he once said. Toronto Blue Jays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jays Will Make Offer To Burnett
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. Toronto Blue Jays Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Source: Toronto Could Be Interested In Giambi
Giambi has a relationship with GM J.P. Ricciardi from their days together in Oakland and Toronto needs more power in their lineup. Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Blue Jays Sep 2008 Archive
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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.
One potential suitor for Jason Giambi could be the Blue Jays, according to a source.