Five too high for A.J. Burnett: Yankees  —  The Yankees are on an all-out pitching blitz, but A.J. Burnett's desire for a five-year contract has bogged down the Bombers' pursuit of the righthander, according to a baseball executive familiar with the team's thinking.

What if Sabathia, Burnett, Lowe jilt Yankees?  —  Whiffing on 3 biggest free-agent pitchers could cause chaos  —  With no playoffs in 2008 and a new stadium opening in 2009, the New York Yankees are trying their hardest to make the three top free-agent starting pitchers extremely rich.

Yankees may not make Burnett an offer  —  Club reportedly could pass on righty if he insists on five-year deal  —  The Yankees haven't been shy about floating large sums of cash in their search for pitching this offseason, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're ready to meet one of the requests of free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett.

Yankees “What If”: No A.J., CC, Lowe?  —  By Alex Walsh [November 22 at 2:47pm CST]  —  No new official information has been reported from either side—but that may be precisely why articles about the scenario where the Yankees fail to sign a big name free agent starting pitcher this offseason are starting to show up.

YANKEES: Five years for Burnett?  —  His agent says he can get it, but Yanks would prefer only four  —  Darek Braunecker, the representative for A.J. Burnett, said Friday night that his client will be able to sign a five-year deal this offseason, although he didn't identify the team willing …