4:14pm: Tony Massarotti of the Boston Globe says that while the Red Sox have reviewed Burnett’s medical records, they’re still in the early stages of negotiations.
2:32pm: Robert MacLeod of The Globe and Mail has more from Ricciardi on the five-year idea:
"I’m not going to commit to a five-year deal. There’s some things we could do to maybe make it a five-year deal but that would have to be based on a lot of different things."
9:22am: The Blue Jays haven’t made an offer yet to free agent starter A.J. Burnett, and GM J.P. Ricciardi doesn’t expect to win the bidding by offering the most money. However, the Jays may separate themselves by being willing to offer Burnett the five-year contract he craves. Ricciardi didn’t say he would go that far, but the concept does not scare him. He’ll wait to make his offer until after other teams submit their bids.
The Toronto Sun’s Mike Rutsey says the Orioles, Braves, Phillies, Yankees, and Red Sox have also expressed interest in Burnett.
