I post this in a new thread because I emailed Ken to ask what was going on and he said to be on the look out for a new posting so here it is..

 

Ken

 

To obtain Burnett, the Orioles would:

 

# Part with Penn, outfielder Larry Bigbie, righthanded setup man Jorge Julio and possibly lefty reliever Steve Kline.

 

# Take on the contract of Marlins third baseman Mike Lowell, who has been slumping for more than a year and is referred to by one major-league executive as "Sammy Sosa's twin."

 

# Likely sign Burnett to a four- or five-year contract extension with an average salary of $8 million to $10 million, an enormous risk for a pitcher who has never made 30 starts in a season and been on the disabled list four times in his career.

Please note...those last 2 points would also apply to anyone who tried to sign/trade for Burnett.

Please note...those last 2 points would also apply to anyone who tried to sign/trade for Burnett.

 

and Burnett isn't even that great of a pitcher.

The orioles obviosly have no problem with point 2

Sammy's twin huh???

 

Wonder if that means he is half dominican???