i'm not sure why you can't see what has happened here. Burnett wasn't Blanton, a lousy player past his prime. He was injured and worked hard to come back from that injury, only to have another injury again. His work to come back and be a productive ballplayer ended because of injury, not incompetence. The fact that he broke down in tears discussing it, well that's something that is deserving of some compassion, If he went out there and sucked like Blanton, that's not really a compassion issue. Burnett is being well compensated, but his career may well be over, and whether he's making 8 mil or 80k has nothing to do with it.