A.J. Burnett

Andy Pettitte is not the best pitcher on the Yankees' staff, but he was the winningest Yankees pitcher in the 2009 postseason. That's because he was their No. 3 starter. CC Sabathia is clearly the front-runner, but between A.J. Burnett, who has a slightly lower ERA, and Pettitte, who has a marginally lower FIP (sabermetric ERA), it's not clear who's really second or third. FanGraphs valued Pettitte's worth at $1 million more than Burnett's in...  

TSNBurnett makes pitch for New York Yankees aquiring Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy ...Sportsnet.caAJ Burnett escaped Toronto and won a World Series in his first season in pinstripes. Now he's hoping Roy Halladay can do the same. ...New York Yankees could enter bidding war with Boston Red Sox for Toronto Blue ...New York Daily NewsToronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay would OK trade to New York YankeesContra Costa TimesBuster Blog: Halladay...  

 (Photo: Toronto Blue Jays Adam Lind (R) and Aaron Hill have something to celebrate. Tyler Anderson/ National Post)After a season of lingering gloom, the Toronto Blue Jays can take a timeout to boast: Adam Lind and Aaron Hill have been voted the best offensive players at their positions in the American League. Lind, a designated hitter, and Hill, a second baseman, won their first Silver Slugger Awards after breakout seasons. The winners were...  

Aaron Hill of the Toronto Blue Jays is the best defensive second baseman in baseball. At least, that is the case if you believe “The Fielding Bible Awards” that will be listed in The Bill James Handbook 2010.A panel of 10 voters actually rated Hill and Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia in a tie at their position, but Hill’s four first-place votes gave him the edge over his Red Sox counterpart, who sat atop just one voter’s ballot.The voters...  

YIKES! This could be the ugliest match-up since Jonah Hex took on Hannibal Pike’s Army of Freaks! From the “Yeah, and I’d Like a Pony” files, John Lackey has said he would like to receive a deal that exceeds A.J. Burnett’s in both yearly salary and length. Last offseason, Burnett signed a five-year, $82.5MM deal with the Yankees, which pays him a cool $16.5MM per year. Exceeding that deal would almost certainly put Lackey into the rarefied...  

According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, a team negotiating with free-agent RHP John Lackey says he is seeking a deal worth more than the $82.5 million, five-year deal A.J. Burnett signed last off season with the Yankees. Last week, on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove, which airs every Thursday at 7 pm, SI.com’s Jon Heyman said, [...]  

Bitter Beer Face Burnett now joins some bad company… Player Date Series G Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+- Kevin Brown 2004-10-20 ALCS 7 BOS L [...]  

Half the nation sat and held their breath last night as the other half erupted in cheers. The Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination in the World Series, taking Game 5 from the New York Yankees with a 8-6 victory behind the first less-than-stellar performance by ace Cliff Lee. Aiding in the win was the long-overdue, yet widely expected blowup from Yankees righty A.J. Burnett, who couldn’t got the pull before managing to record a...  

The Toronto Blue Jays finalized their signing of catcher John Buck to a one-year, $2-million US contract on Wednesday, and also inked right-hander Lance Broadway to a minor-league deal. Buck, 29, hit...  

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A.J. Burnett plans to be available out of the bullpen for the final two games of the Series, having thrown only 53 pitches on Monday night. Burnett has made four career relief appearances, the last coming in 2008 with the Blue Jays.  

Former Justin-Siena High School baseball standout Brett Wallace is headed from the Oakland A's to the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a four-team trade, ESPN.com is reporting.  

Alex Anthopolous didn't return home from the baseball winter meetings empty-handed as the Toronto Blue Jays general manager signed free-agent outfielder Joey Gathright on Wednesday.  

TORONTO -- Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos believes his club is a handful of pieces away from having a strong young core for the future. The offensive production of Aaron Hill and Adam Lind...  

It's been a year since the Yankees made a major facelift to their starting rotation. They brought in CC Sabathia for seven years and $162 million and A.J. Burnett for five years and $82.5 million, plus re-signing Andy Pettitte to one year and $5.5 million. That rotation of Sabathia, Burnett and Pettitte went a combined 46-25 in the regular season and 8-2 in the postseason en route to the 2009 World Series. With the front of the rotation set...