Height/Weight: 6-4/230
| Birthdate: 01/03/1977
| Birthplace: North Little Rock, AR
| Bats/Throws: R/R
| Team: New York
| College: No College
| MLB Experience: 13
| Salary: $16,500,000
| Owned/Started%: 64/34 | Average Draft Position: 179.45
Burnett market is heating up: FOXSports.com reports that four teams are now interested in Yankees SP A.J. Burnett, including the Pirates, who have been in trade negotiations over the righty for the last three days. The Pirates are still the Yankees' preferred trading partner, though ESPN.com reports that the two sides are still in dispute over how much of Burnett's salary the Yankees should pay and which players Pittsburgh would give up. One of the four teams vying for Burnett is on his "no-trade list," though that team has not been identified. (Updated 02/11/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/12/12).
Fantasy Analysis
While the Yankees and Pirates are not close to making a deal, several sources have reported that there is a good chance that the sides will come to an agreement before the start of the regular season. A move to the National League will probably have a positive impact on Burnett's stats, but ultimately, he would still be too big of a risk to draft in standard mixed leagues. (Updated 02/11/2012).
11/09/2011 15:14 Cashman: It's too soon to tell how Yanks will obtain pitching
Searching for starting pitching, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said it's too early in the offseason to determine whether he'll go for a big-name addition to his rotation.
A.J. Burnett is slated to make $16.5 million in 2012, which is an awful lot for a long reliever. You read that right. After another disastrous season in which the only thing more bloated than his contract was his ERA, Burnett finds himself potentially without a rotation spot entering 2012, having to contend with Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia for the final opening following the Yankees' offseason acquisitions of Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda. Hughes has the upside. Garcia is coming off the best season. The only factor working in Burnett's favor is his limited experience in the bullpen, which has in the past led GM Brian Cashman to say he wouldn't even consider the hard-throwing right-hander for such a role. But that was before he had so many alternatives. At age 25, Hughes is still an important part of the Yankees' future. At age 35, Burnett isn't. If the team is thinking long-term, they'll leave the youngster where he is, in which case Burnett's best hope for contributing in Fantasy is a trade. If he does land rotation spot -- either in New York or elsewhere -- his strikeout potential still gives him some Fantasy appeal, but he's too erratic at this stage of his career for standard mixed-league use. (Updated 2/1/12)
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AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.
= probable start