A.J. Burnett is a professional baseball player. He's a right-handed pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays and wears number 34. He is managed by pitching manager Brad Arnsberg.
A.J. Burnett's pitching performance quickly became a secondary concern for the New York Yankees. The right-hander, hit on the upper part of his left arm by John McDonald's second-inning line drive, remained in the game and wound up allowing one run and three hits over 3 1-3 innings during New York's 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. Toronto starter Casey Janssen, competing for a rotation spot after missing last season due to right shoulder surgery, left with one out in... Read Full Story
Nine more players filed for free agency on Wednesday including Jason Giambi and Carl Pavano whose options were bought out by the Yankees and right-hander A.J. Burnett who opted out of his contract with the Blue Jays.
Look for Dodgers right-hander Brad Penny to join the list soon. The Dodgers plan to buy out his 2009 option as well.
Today’s short list:
Atlanta Braves — P Tom Glavine, P Mike Hampton
Dodgers – 2B Jeff Kent
New York Yankees — 1B Jason Giambi*, P Damaso Marte*, P Mike... Read Full Story
The Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Rogers Centre. Righthander Micah Owings will take the mound for the Reds to start this game. Owings is 4-6 this season with a 4.75 ERA. It'll be Brad Mills toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Lefthander Mills is 0-0 with a 9.81 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total... Read Full Story
The fans at Rogers Centre will be treated to a game between the Florida Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays when they take their seats on Saturday. Lefthander Sean West will take the mound for the Marlins to start this game. West is 1-1 this season with a 2.22 ERA. It'll be Casey Janssen toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Janssen is 2-2 with a 5.24 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins... Read Full Story
The Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rogers Centre. Righthander Bartolo Colon will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Colon is 2-3 this season with a 4.88 ERA. The Blue Jays will counter Colon with Robert Ray. Righthander Ray has a 6.00 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's... Read Full Story
The Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rogers Centre. The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kevin Millwood in this game. Millwood has a 1-1 record and a 1.17 ERA this season. Millwood's opponent in this one will be Scott Richmond. The Blue Jays righthander has a 3.48 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus... Read Full Story
Derek Lowe wants to pitch for the Boston Red Sox in 2009, and I think he would fit nicely into the No. 4 spot of the starting rotation. Apparently, Theo Epstein doesn't echo my sentiment. New York Newsday reported yesterday that Boston is interested in A.J. Burnett. According to Kat O'Brien's article, "The Yankees still are preparing a formal offer for right-handed pitcher
A.J. Burnett, a club official said yesterday, but the Red Sox have
become serious competitors to land him.
The Red... Read Full Story
Season Wrap Up
The 2008 season found the Jays in 4th place behind the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees, but was not without its highlights. The pitching staff, despite injuries toJanssen and Halladay (to begin the year) and McGowan for good parts of the year, were still the best in the MLB with a 3.49 ERA and .19 points better than the next best team (Dodgers). Unfortunately, swapping 3BGlaus for Rolen wasn’t part of those highlights as he struggled in his first year in Toronto.
Holes to Fill... Read Full Story
The Toronto Blue Jays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter AJ Burnett in this one. Righthander Burnett is 16-9 this season with a 4.40 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Javier Vazquez who starts for the White Sox. Righthander Vazquez is 11-12 with a 4.34 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while... Read Full Story
While America is waiting to see if Barack Obama or John McCain will become out next president, one of the worst kept secrets in baseball will become life in a bit and it involves A.J. Burnett... from ESPN.com: Right-hander A.J. Burnett will opt out of his multiyear contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and declare free agency, his agent said Tuesday. Agent Darek Braunecker said he's filed the necessary paperwork with the players' association and that Burnett will be opting out of the final two... Read Full Story
