The New York Yankees have announced that they have traded right-handed pitcher A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for two Minor Leaguers: right-handed pitcher Diego Moreno and outfielder Exicardo Cayones.
The 35-year-old Burnett is under contract through the 2013 season. He compiled a 34-35 record with a 4.79 ERA in the 2009-2011 seasons with [...]
02/20/12
Here are a few notes from around Spring Training compliments of Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports as we get set for a full day of games that don’t count!
Oakland is looking for an inexpensive utility infielder that they can use to fill the hole created by Adam Rosales‘ December surgery on his right foot. The [...]
03/13/11
Spring Training starts in about two weeks and the only things we know about the Yankees is that their pitching staff still remains a question mark. They lost out on Cliff Lee and brought in over the hill veterans Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon to compete for two spots in the rotation against Sergio Mitre [...]
02/03/11
Maybe you can blame it on the team’s failure to land Cliff Lee, or maybe it’s the Yankees being the Yankees. Despite the reason, the team still has $20 million in the 2011 budget, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. That number is after the fact the team has committed to a three-year, $35 [...]
01/14/11
In an interview with Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports with Brian Cashman, the New York Yankees’ GM commented about the status of Andy Pettitte.
“As of right now, he’s not playing,” Cashman said. “There’s really nothing to talk about.”
So will the left-handed pitcher finally hang it up and will the Yankees enter Spring Training with [...]
01/13/11
Here’s one that you file under the mysterious injuries pile – New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett showed up to his start on Friday night with a black eye and a swollen cheek, according to Brian Costello of the New York Post.
“I understand you guys have to ask, but I’m not going to comment [...]
09/19/10
If only the New York Yankees acquired Cliff Lee. In a perfect world that would have happened, and the Yankees would have the flexibility to move Phil Hughes back to the bullpen and relieve Joba Chamberlain of the eighth-inning duties. Unfortunately for Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman, it isn’t a perfect world and Lee is [...]
07/13/10