Aj Burnett

Who has had enough of Phil Hughes? Hughes proved once again, vs. Rangers, to be a liability on the mound. But this doesn’t seem to faze skipper Joe Girardi as he told Mark Feinstein of the NY Daily News this after the game:Well, the New York Yankee...

It’s a time when players come to test out surgically repaired knees and elbows.  It’s a time when ice baths and deep tissue massages are far from a player’s thoughts.  It’s spring training, and it’s a time when players...

The New York Yankees have CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda, Michael Pineda, Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Freddy Garcia and now Andy Pettitte, which leaves them with the same problem that trading AJ Burnett was supposed to solve, seven starters for f...

Finishing up the series where we've examined lucky hitters, lucky pitchers, and unlucky hitters from last season, as well as looking at the potential impact on the fantasy landscape it 2012, we arrive at our final stop: the unlucky pitcher.

On the latest episode of the Call To The Bullpen MLB Podcast, Corey and I break down the MLB's new two wild card playoff format, giving you the pros and the cons of the decision.

Boy oh boy. No matter what the Pittsburgh Pirates do, they just can’t catch a break. It was reported yesterday that newly acquired A.J. Burnett fractured the orbital bone in his right eye, but would miss only two-to-four weeks. Today, Peter Gam...

There's still a month before the season begins, and already the Yankees have been able to replace A.J. Burnett's value to the team. No, it's not a WAR-level replacement player. Ha! That's a good joke. I wish I'd thought of it. More »...

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It is now common knowledge that Ruben Amaro Jr. was engaged in negotiations to essentially turn Joe Blanton into Bobby Abreu, then turn Abreu into AJ Burnett. I have a soft-spot for Blanton: the big Kentuckian was perfectly serviceable during the 200...

Pies. Championships. Inconsistency. Ulcers. Those were just a few things AJ Burnett gave Yankee fans during his three-year stint in pinstripes. After making 98 starts for the Bombers, Burnett went 33-34, posting an unsightly 4.79 ERA. Burnett wasn...

The Pirates believe that Yankees' castoff A.J. Burnett can find success in Pittsburgh, away from the pressures of New York.

The long awaited deal between the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates involving A.J. Burnetthas been completed according to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Here is the breakdown of the deal… Pirates receive Burnett and will...