The Toronto Blue Jays continue to set the trend for pricing every team not in the AL East out of the free agent market by overpaying for mediocre pitchers. Their latest acquisition is former Marlins pitcher A.J. Burnett, agreeing to a five-year, $55 million contract with the right-hander, who has a career record of 49-50 and a career ERA of 3.73. Burnett set the world alight last season with a monumental 12-12 record. Apparently being a .500 pitcher is good enough these days to net you $11 million per year. To be fair, Burnett hit .147 last year, which ought to come in handy during interleague play. I hate Canadia.

» Toronto signs Burnett to five-year deal [mlb.com]

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