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A.J. Burnett PYankees

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Career Summary

Years	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	WARP
20	435	2731.3	164	157	0	3.99	52

Birth Date	1-3-1977
Height	6' 4"
Weight	230 lbs

Age	47 years, 3 months, 14 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-	WARP
1999	FLO	MLB	7	7	41.3	4	2	37	25	33	3	95	8.1	5.4	0.7	7.2	0%	.281	1.50	4.23	3.48	92	4.21	81.9	0.9
2000	FLO	MLB	13	13	82.7	3	7	80	44	57	8	107	8.7	4.8	0.9	6.2	0%	.285	1.50	4.60	4.79	107	5.62	108.1	0.6
2001	FLO	MLB	27	27	173.3	11	12	145	83	128	20	96	7.5	4.3	1.0	6.6	0%	.253	1.32	4.58	4.05	104	4.41	91.4	2.7
2002	FLO	MLB	31	29	204.3	12	9	153	90	203	12	100	6.7	4.0	0.5	8.9	0%	.266	1.19	3.10	3.30	85	3.03	65.0	6.0
2003	FLO	MLB	4	4	23.0	0	2	18	18	21	2	94	7.0	7.0	0.8	8.2	0%	.254	1.57	4.88	4.70	104	4.79	100.3	0.2
2004	FLO	MLB	20	19	120.0	7	6	102	38	113	9	91	7.7	2.9	0.7	8.5	0%	.285	1.17	3.08	3.68	80	2.73	56.4	4.0
2005	FLO	MLB	32	32	209.0	12	12	184	79	198	12	94	7.9	3.4	0.5	8.5	0%	.298	1.26	3.07	3.44	73	2.75	59.2	6.5
2006	TOR	MLB	21	21	135.7	10	8	138	39	118	14	106	9.2	2.6	0.9	7.8	0%	.312	1.30	3.82	3.98	83	3.69	75.2	3.1
2007	TOR	MLB	25	25	165.7	10	8	131	66	176	23	94	7.1	3.6	1.2	9.6	0%	.261	1.19	4.39	3.75	81	2.90	60.0	5.1
2008	TOR	MLB	35	34	221.3	18	10	211	86	231	19	98	8.6	3.5	0.8	9.4	0%	.314	1.34	3.47	4.07	75	3.40	72.6	5.2
2009	NYA	MLB	33	33	207.0	13	9	193	97	195	25	110	8.4	4.2	1.1	8.5	0%	.295	1.40	4.37	4.04	101	4.40	94.4	2.7
2010	NYA	MLB	33	33	186.7	10	15	204	78	145	25	115	9.8	3.8	1.2	7.0	0%	.319	1.51	4.79	5.26	108	5.12	115.7	0.3
2011	NYA	MLB	33	32	190.3	11	11	190	83	173	31	105	9.0	3.9	1.5	8.2	0%	.294	1.43	4.81	5.15	101	4.54	105.6	1.2
2012	PIT	MLB	31	31	202.3	16	10	189	62	180	18	95	8.4	2.8	0.8	8.0	0%	.294	1.24	3.56	3.51	85	2.97	68.2	5.2
2013	PIT	MLB	30	30	191.0	10	11	165	67	209	11	99	7.8	3.2	0.5	9.8	0%	.305	1.21	2.77	3.30	81	2.96	71.0	4.6
2014	PHI	MLB	34	34	213.7	8	18	205	96	190	20	98	8.6	4.0	0.8	8.0	0%	.302	1.41	4.11	4.59	105	4.26	104.5	1.5
2015	PIT	MLB	26	26	164.0	9	7	174	49	143	11	93	9.5	2.7	0.6	7.8	0%	.336	1.36	3.38	3.18	88	3.94	92.0	2.2
Career		MLB	435	430	2731.3	164	157	2519	1100	2513	263	100	8.3	3.6	0.9	8.3	52%	.292	1.32	3.85	3.99	90	3.74	82.4	52.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	GS	IP	W	L	H	BB	SO	HR	PPF	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	GB%	BABIP	WHIP	FIP	ERA	cFIP	DRA	DRA-
1996	KNG	Rk	APL	12	12	58.0	4	0	31	54	68	0		4.8	8.4	0.0	10.6	0%	.000	1.47	4.45	3.88	0	0.00	0.0
1997	PTS	A-	NYP	9	9	44.0	3	1	28	35	48	3		5.7	7.2	0.6	9.8	0%	.250	1.43	5.02	4.70	0	0.00	0.0
1998	KNC	A	MDW	20	20	119.0	10	4	74	45	186	3		5.6	3.4	0.2	14.1	0%	-.303	1.00	1.88	1.97	0	0.00	0.0
1999	FLO	MLB	NL	7	7	41.3	4	2	37	25	33	3	95	8.1	5.4	0.7	7.2	0%	.281	1.50	4.23	3.48	92	4.21	81.9
1999	PME	AA	EAS	26	23	120.7	6	12	132	71	121	15		9.8	5.3	1.1	9.0	0%	-.565	1.68	4.64	5.52	0	0.00	0.0
2000	FLO	MLB	NL	13	13	82.7	3	7	80	44	57	8	107	8.7	4.8	0.9	6.2	0%	.285	1.50	4.60	4.79	107	5.62	108.1
2000	BRV	A+	FSL	2	2	7.3	0	0	4	6	6	0		4.9	7.4	0.0	7.4	0%	-.333	1.37	4.21	3.70	0	0.00	0.0
2000	CLG	AAA	PCL	1	1	5.0	0	0	0	3	6	0		0.0	5.4	0.0	10.8	0%	.000	0.60	2.98	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2001	FLO	MLB	NL	27	27	173.3	11	12	145	83	128	20	96	7.5	4.3	1.0	6.6	0%	.253	1.32	4.58	4.05	104	4.41	91.4
2001	BRV	A+	FSL	2	2	9.3	0	0	4	4	10	0		3.9	3.9	0.0	9.7	0%	-.286	0.86	2.34	1.94	0	0.00	0.0
2002	FLO	MLB	NL	31	29	204.3	12	9	153	90	203	12	100	6.7	4.0	0.5	8.9	0%	.266	1.19	3.10	3.30	85	3.03	65.0
2003	FLO	MLB	NL	4	4	23.0	0	2	18	18	21	2	94	7.0	7.0	0.8	8.2	0%	.254	1.57	4.88	4.70	104	4.79	100.3
2004	FLO	MLB	NL	20	19	120.0	7	6	102	38	113	9	91	7.7	2.9	0.7	8.5	0%	.285	1.17	3.08	3.68	80	2.73	56.4
2004	JUP	A+	FSL	1	1	4.0	0	0	2	2	4	0		4.5	4.5	0.0	9.0	0%	.200	1.00	2.72	0.00	0	0.00	0.0
2004	ABQ	AAA	PCL	1	1	3.3	0	0	7	2	6	1		19.1	5.5	2.7	16.4	0%	.600	2.73	6.54	10.91	0	0.00	0.0
2005	FLO	MLB	NL	32	32	209.0	12	12	184	79	198	12	94	7.9	3.4	0.5	8.5	0%	.298	1.26	3.07	3.44	73	2.75	59.2
2006	TOR	MLB	AL	21	21	135.7	10	8	138	39	118	14	106	9.2	2.6	0.9	7.8	0%	.312	1.30	3.82	3.98	83	3.69	75.2
2006	DUN	A+	FSL	2	2	8.1	0	0	9	2	6	0	107	10.0	2.2	0.0	6.7	0%	.360	1.36	2.87	3.33	89	5.19	108.8
2006	NHP	AA	EAS	1	1	6.1	1	0	2	3	9	1		3.0	4.4	1.5	13.3	0%	.111	0.82	3.73	1.48	0	0.00	0.0
2006	SYR	AAA	INT	1	1	5.2	1	0	0	1	7	0	118	0.0	1.7	0.0	12.1	0%	.000	0.19	1.54	0.00	60	2.07	43.5
2007	TOR	MLB	AL	25	25	165.7	10	8	131	66	176	23	94	7.1	3.6	1.2	9.6	0%	.261	1.19	4.39	3.75	81	2.90	60.0
2007	SYR	AAA	INT	1	1	5.0	0	0	3	1	7	0	89	5.4	1.8	0.0	12.6	0%	.273	0.80	0.97	1.80	50	2.53	51.9
2008	TOR	MLB	AL	35	34	221.3	18	10	211	86	231	19	98	8.6	3.5	0.8	9.4	0%	.314	1.34	3.47	4.07	75	3.40	72.6
2009	NYA	MLB	AL	33	33	207.0	13	9	193	97	195	25	110	8.4	4.2	1.1	8.5	0%	.295	1.40	4.37	4.04	101	4.40	94.4
2010	NYA	MLB	AL	33	33	186.7	10	15	204	78	145	25	115	9.8	3.8	1.2	7.0	0%	.319	1.51	4.79	5.26	108	5.12	115.7
2011	NYA	MLB	AL	33	32	190.3	11	11	190	83	173	31	105	9.0	3.9	1.5	8.2	0%	.294	1.43	4.81	5.15	101	4.54	105.6
2012	PIT	MLB	NL	31	31	202.3	16	10	189	62	180	18	95	8.4	2.8	0.8	8.0	0%	.294	1.24	3.56	3.51	85	2.97	68.2
2012	BRD	A+	FSL	2	2	6.3	0	2	7	2	9	0	107	9.9	2.8	0.0	12.8	0%	.389	1.42	1.97	8.53	73	3.73	77.6
2012	IND	AAA	INT	1	1	4.0	0	1	7	4	0	2	96	15.8	9.0	4.5	0.0	0%	.333	2.75	12.65	11.25	154	8.03	167.2
2013	PIT	MLB	NL	30	30	191.0	10	11	165	67	209	11	99	7.8	3.2	0.5	9.8	0%	.305	1.21	2.77	3.30	81	2.96	71.0
2014	PHI	MLB	NL	34	34	213.7	8	18	205	96	190	20	98	8.6	4.0	0.8	8.0	0%	.302	1.41	4.11	4.59	105	4.26	104.5
2015	PIT	MLB	NL	26	26	164.0	9	7	174	49	143	11	93	9.5	2.7	0.6	7.8	0%	.336	1.36	3.38	3.18	88	3.94	92.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%
2008	3530	0.4881	0.4329	0.7480	0.5937	0.2795	0.8671	0.5069	0.2520
2009	3369	0.4889	0.4173	0.7945	0.5683	0.2729	0.8921	0.6000	0.2055
2010	3086	0.4773	0.4339	0.7991	0.6062	0.2765	0.8936	0.6099	0.2009
2011	3180	0.4443	0.4365	0.7522	0.5973	0.3079	0.8981	0.5257	0.2478
2012	3032	0.5069	0.4436	0.7673	0.5849	0.2983	0.9055	0.4888	0.2327
2013	3006	0.4850	0.4371	0.7405	0.5693	0.3127	0.8843	0.4938	0.2595
2014	3454	0.4803	0.4149	0.7725	0.5781	0.2641	0.9041	0.5063	0.2275
2015	2487	0.4644	0.4371	0.7810	0.6061	0.2905	0.9057	0.5556	0.2190
Career	25144	0.4798	0.4311	0.7691	0.5874	0.2870	0.8932	0.5354	0.2309

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-04-12	2014-04-17	DTD	5	4	Right	Groin	Hernia		-	-
2013-06-09	2013-07-07	15-DL	28	24	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-	-
2012-03-26	2012-04-21	15-DL	26	13	Right	Face	Recovery From Surgery	Orbital Fracture From Bunting	2012-03-02	-
2012-02-29	2012-03-26	Camp	26	0	Right	Face	Surgery	Orbital Fracture From Bunting	2012-03-02	-
2011-03-19	2011-03-31	Camp	12	0		General Medical	Illness	Virus	-
2010-08-03	2010-08-10	DTD	7	6		Low Back	Soreness		-
2010-07-17	2010-07-17	DTD	0	0	Left	Hand	Laceration	Punching Object	-
2010-06-17	2010-06-21	DTD	4	4		Foot	Soreness		-
2008-07-10	2008-07-10	DTD	0	0		Face	Surgery	Root Canal	2008-07-10
2008-03-02	2008-03-02	Camp	0	0	Right	Fingers	Laceration	Index Finger Nail	-
2007-06-29	2007-08-12	15-DL	44	37	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2007-06-13	2007-06-28	15-DL	15	13	Right	Shoulder	Strain		-
2006-04-22	2006-06-22	60-DL	61	56	Right	Elbow	Soreness	Scar Tissue	-
2006-03-31	2006-04-15	15-DL	15	10	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Inflammation	Scar Tissue	-
2006-03-19	2006-03-31	Camp	12	0	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Scar Tissue	-
2005-05-22	2005-05-31	DTD	9	9	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2004-09-13	2004-10-03	DTD	20	22	Right	Elbow	Inflammation		-
2004-03-26	2004-06-03	60-DL	69	53	Right	Elbow	Recovery From Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2003-04-29
2003-04-26	2003-10-26	60-DL	183	138	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery	2003-04-29
2003-03-21	2003-04-09	15-DL	19	8	Right	Elbow	Inflammation	Synovitis	-
2002-08-19	2002-09-14	15-DL	26	24	Right	Elbow	Contusion	Batted Ball	-
2001-03-31	2001-05-07	15-DL	37	29	Right	Foot	Fracture		-
2000-03-26	2000-07-20	60-DL	116	93	Right	Thumb	Surgery	Ulnar Collateral Ligament	2000-03-21	-
1998-04-05	1998-05-15	Minors	40	0	Right	Hand	Surgery	Fracture	-	-
1997-06-17	1997-07-01	Minors	14	0	Left	Foot	Fracture		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2015	PIT	$8,500,000
2014	PHI	$11,250,000
2013	NYA	$8,500,000
2013	PIT	$8,000,000
2012	PIT	$5,000,000
2012	NYA	$11,500,000
2011	NYA	$16,500,000
2010	NYA	$16,500,000
2009	NYA	$16,500,000
2008	TOR	$13,200,000
2007	TOR	$13,200,000
2006	TOR	$2,200,000
2005	FLO	$3,650,000
2004	FLO	$2,500,000
2003	FLO	$2,500,000
2002	FLO	$367,500
2001	FLO	$250,000
2000	FLO	$204,000

Years	Description	Salary
16 yr	Previous	$140,321,500
16 yr	Total	$140,321,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
16 y 38 d	Darek Braunecker	1 year/$8.5M (2015)

Details

1 year/$8.5M (2015). Signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 11/14/14. To retire after 2015 season.
2 years/$22.5M (2014-15). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 2/16/14. $7.5M signing bonus ($1M paid on 12/15/14, $2.75M on 1/15/15, $3.75M on 6/30/15). 14:$7.5M, 15:$15M mutual option ($1M buyout) or $7.5M player option. Buyout paid if Burnett has fewer than 30 starts in 2014 & one side declines. 2015 player option increases to $8.5M with 24 GS in 2014, $10M with 27 GS, $11.75M with 30 GS, $12.75M with 32 GS. Annual performance bonuses: $0.5M each for 24, 27 GS. $0.75M for 30 GS. Limited no-trade protection (may block trades to 20 clubs, including all clubs except Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Kansas City, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington). Philadelphia, Burnett declined $15M mutual option for 2015 11/1/14. Burnett declined $12.75M player option for 2015 11/3/14.
5 years/$82.5M (2009-13). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/12/08. 09-13:$16.5M/year. Limited no-trade protection (may block trades to 10 clubs each year). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Yankees 2/17/12. Pirates pay $5M of 2012 salary, $8M of 2013 salary.
5 years/$55M (2006-10). Signed by Toronto as a free agent 12/05. $6M signing bonus. 06:$2M, 07-10:$12M/year. May opt out of contract after 2008 (exercised 11/13/08).
1 year/$3.65M (2005). Re-signed by Florida 1/05 (avoided arbitration). Performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 190, 200, 210 innings pitched).
1 year/$2.5M (2004). Re-signed by Florida 12/03 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$2.5M (2003). Lost arbitration with Florida 2/03 ($3.075M-$2.5M).
1 year/$0.3675M (2002). Re-signed by Florida 2/02.
Acquired by Florida in trade from NY Mets 2/6/98.
Drafted by NY Mets 1995 (8-217) (Central Arkansas Christian HS, North Little Rock, Ark.).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	BABIP	WHIP	ERA	DRA	VORP	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	0.0	?	0	0	?	.000	0.00	0.00	?	0.0	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2014-06-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	what do you think Of an A.J. Burnett trade for Corey Dickerson in deep NL only, partial keeper league? Enoying the chat, thanks Paul! (Dragonbreath from Gurnee, IL)	I'd prefer Dickerson side, but it's a fair trade. I think Burnett should be better than his low-4.00s ERA thus far. (Paul Sporer)
2014-04-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	A.J. Burnett has had control problems this year since the start of spring training. How concerned should we be? (Kingpin from Grinnell, IA)	Not too concerned yet - it's early, and timing/command are often the last things to come around as a pitcher gets back into game shape. Keep in mind that Burnett has never been a control artist, was basically a 10% walk guy until he hit Pittsburgh, and it is not out of the question for him to regress back to that level this year. On the jukebox: Soundgarden, "Rusty Cage" (Doug Thorburn)
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you survive a poor rotation to win a roto league? See Estrada and Burnett holding your #2 and #3 spots. Will great hitting, good streaming and good relievers providing the ratios be enough to win? (flashtheleather from glove side)	It's possible, though easier in 4x4 when strikeouts aren't a factor. If you're going to go this route, I do like the idea of holding onto a guy like A.J. Burnett who provides a lot of strikeouts. Last year in Tout Wars (NL), I stumbled into a $37 pitching staff. Latos was my ace, but the back end were a lot of risks. Cashner and Wood worked out but a lot of other guys didn't work out. You need to be really aggressive with your streamers. The more liberal the reserve rules are the better off you'll be. So to answer your question I think it's possible but you need a lot of luck. Don't try this unless your freeze list stinks and you have little if anything to lose. (Mike Gianella)
2014-02-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Drastic falloff in store for A.J. Burnett? Leave Pittsburgh where you're content and pitching supurbly with a dynamic young team that plays great defence behind you for basically, the opposite in Philly. Yeah, I get that. (mmcd from ottawa)	Pride can be an ugly thing. I'm not sure if he'll have a drastic falloff, but his raw numbers will probably take a few steps back. (R.J. Anderson)
2013-11-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Doug, How do you view this year's free agent class for pitchers? Who are the top talents and who are the top values? (JasonPennini from Denver)	It is a very weak class, even by today's revamped standards of free agency. I think the top talents are Hiroki Kuroda, Josh Johnson (already signed), and A.J. Burnett. Burnett will almost definitely be a great value given his desire to pitch only for the Pirates, and I think that Arroyo could be a good sign for a team with a big ballpark. I also liked the Huddy signing for the Giants. I am not big on guys like Garza (dislike his delivery), Ubaldo (worst. delivery. ever.), and Ervin Santana - players whose name value / 2013 performances could push up their prices. On the jukebox: Drist, "Pollute the Sound" (Doug Thorburn)
2013-04-16 20:00:00 (link to chat)	If G. Cole doesn't harness much better fastball command is he at worst a 3/4 or a total bust? I'm getting worried... (Jim from PA)	It's way too early to worry about that. Even if Cole never develops the way he has the potential to, he can still be an A.J. Burnett type. (Bret Sayre)
2013-04-10 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Should I give Kipnis/Burnett for Gyorko/Hosmer?? Thanks! Great Stuff! (tB from Auburn)	Hi tB. If you can afford to trade the speed and have a pitcher in reserve to fill in for A.J. Burnett, make the trade. Eric Hosmer is better than Jason Kipnis as a pure talent and while A.J. Burnett might be better than Jedd Gyorko this year, you're getting a much younger player for a player at or near the end of the line. (Mike Gianella)
2013-04-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi Daniel, We now have the good (AJ Burnett), the bad (JMac), and the ugly (JSanchez). Is this SSS for all, or is there any hope that the bad and ugly get a little better and prettier, and AJ stays good? (Sweet Lou from Pittsburgh)	Hey, Sweet Lou. Having watched Jonathan Sanchez vacillate between solid and terrible during his time with the Giants, I'm afraid the ugly might stay ugly. I do think there's hope with James McDonald, though, perhaps once he learns how to better utilize his new approach (which R.J. Anderson detailed earlier this week: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20251). And I do believe that A.J. Burnett will be as effective this year as he was last. Considering he was a 3.3 WARP pitcher in 2012, there's plenty to like about that. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-07-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Daniel, You're doing terrific work with BP, and it's great to get the chance to chat with you. As for our local 9 here in Boston, is there a point at which you simply acknowledge that some guys you've paid a lot of money to are dragging the team down, and deal them to get a fresh start? Theo's trade of Nomar back in 2004 actually breathed fresh air into that team. I'm not forecasting a series appearance, but would the Sox be wise to contemplate unloading Beckett and continuing to pursue more of a TEAM culture? (Peter Olrich from Boston)	Thanks for the kind words, Peter. Lots of questions about what the Red Sox should do at the deadline and in the near future, so I'll try to pack it all into one answer. A couple of things to keep in mind for those saying the Sox should buy: 1) They have a bit of a 40-man roster crunch; 2) They don't have much money to work with, especially in relation to the luxury tax. Now, regarding this question, I don't know if Ben Cherington can sell a "fresh start" to a fan base so used to being in contention, but I do think the team needs one. The trouble with those bad contracts is that you'd need someone to re-hire Tony Reagins for Cherington to be able to dump them. That said, if the Sox can do something with John Lackey similar to what the Yankees did with A.J. Burnett this past offseason, I don't think Cherington will mind admitting that the deal was a mistake. And if there's a mutually beneficial deal with Beckett -- something that actually helps the team in 2013 -- I think he'd consider that, too. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-03-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Players like Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon will/may miss chunks of the season but for different reasons. Which older players with either reduced roles or other circumstances limiting games played are worth gambling on this season? (Tony035 from Toronto, ON)	Juan Pierre is interesting in Philadelphia, at least for the first couple months of the year for cheap steals. Tim Hudson might miss a month of the year, but he'll be good when he's healthy, and he came pretty cheap in LABR this weekend ($7). A.J. Burnett same deal ($3), but I like him in the NL and PNC Park. (Derek Carty)
2012-02-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Should I be concerned about Pineda showing overweight? I'm worried the yanks just traded the new Edgar, albeit with an earlier start to his career. Who disappoints more this season? Pineda or Ivan (Aldo) Nova? (Nick Stone from On vacation in western MA)	Hey, Nick! 6-foot-7 guys can gain or lose 10 pounds between brunch and lunch, so I wouldn't sweat this - it's when your beat reporter files a column saying that the player in question showed up with a third buttock that you've really got to worry. Now, why so glum? You're really in a pessimistic mood if you're banking on both of them disappointing just two days after pitchers and catchers report, and a day after the A.J. Burnett trade became official. I think it may take Pineda a bit of adjustment in the new ballpark, but his upside is considerably higher than that of Nova. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-09-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Considering how Colon has fared in recent starts, wouldn't it make sense to skip him once? I can't help but think he's gassed after pitching only intermittently the past few years. Any ideas about Sweaty Freddy Garcia? He seems to have lost his touch since the knife incident. (Nick Stone from New York, NY)	It might make sense to skip Colon, though it's worth noting that his two unsettling starts this month have come against the Blue Jays, who have absolutely pasted him this year (26 runs, 21 earned, in 23.2 innings). Take those away and his RA/9 drops from 4.56 to 3.40. Fortunately for him, Toronto won't be making the playoffs. Both of his starts would come against the Rays; the first one is the nightcap of tomorrow's doubleheader, but I'd consider resting him for the second one, or restricting him to a short appearance. I'd be more concerned about Garcia, who has suddenly gone gopher happy in his last few turns. As I wrote today at Pinstriped Bible (http://www.pinstripedbible.com/2011/09/20/upside-downer), the bottom line is that the Yankees have their hands full figuring out their postseason rotation, determining if Phil Hughes' late mini-surge is enough to justify giving him a start ahead of one of those Scrap Heapers (I think the vote is in on A.J. Burnett). (Jay Jaffe)
2010-12-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What chance do you give A.J. Burnett to return to form next season? (Jess from NYC)	70%. He isn't as bad as he looked last year. (Eric Seidman)
2010-10-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Rangers and Yankees, ALCS...who ya got? (Adam J. Morris from lonestarball.com)	Thanks for stopping by, Adam. Rangers in five, they will drop game four when Tommy Hunter starts and A.J. Burnett plays the role of Good A.J. long enough to redeem his second half, but otherwise, it's all Rangers. (Marc Normandin)
2010-10-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What are the chances the Red Sox end up with fair value on the John Lackey contract? Lackey looked like a better pitcher in the second half, but he looked cooked in the first so maybe I'm just straw grasping here... (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR)	He'll be better, and he'll deliver more value than A.J. Burnett, the man whose contract his own resembles. In terms of value, in a market where the price of top available free agent hurlers seems to be set by the Sox and Yankees, that's fair performance on fair market value. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-09-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Roster construction. I know teams used to go 15 hitters/10 pitchers like it was nothing. In considering it for the Phillies or Yankees playoffs (last year) though, I'm unsure. On the one hand, you have 3 starters who will make most of the starts, so only a 7 man bullpen is necessary, but you're also unlikely to pinch hit for these starters or your hitters, so are the bench players (Bocock, Dobbs) just as useless as the relievers (Baez, Bastardo) (Jay from Philly)	The leverage of the situations in which you would use the last hitters, though, is going to be higher than the leverage of the situations in which you'll use the extra pitchers. It's also easier to get advantages offensively than it is defensively because of the game's rules. I am completely and utterly convinced that postseason roster construction is a massive fail for the industry as a whole. As an example, the Giants will roster Barry Zito, who has no value in a short series, because he's a veteran with a contract. If the Yankees don't start A.J. Burnett, he should be left off; he won't. There's too much of this, and that's before you get into the decisions made for nominally tactical reasons. Everyone needs to play Strat. It really does teach you this stuff. (Joe Sheehan)
2010-03-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Fantasy Starter most likely to get you 200 K's and have you question whether the rest of the baggage was worth it? (Aaron from YYZ)	A.J. Burnett. His PECOTA forecast makes him look like a three-star guy but I'm popping him in with the fours as of right now. (Marc Normandin)
2009-11-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)	What has been the biggest difference between how you saw the WS playing out (Phils in 7) and how it's actually played out? (jamin67038 from Wichita, KS)	A.J. Burnett pitched fantastamatically, and Cliff Lee turned into Joe Blanton last night. I've actually gotten every single game wrong, based on my pre-Series pick. Don't try this at home! (Joe Sheehan)
2009-11-02 15:00:00 (link to chat)	The yankees have to just win one out of three games. Why not start Gaudin tonight against Cliff Lee, and have Burnett on full rest +1 for game 6 in the Bronx? (Mike from Chicago)	Because A.J. Burnett/3 and Andy Pettitte/3 are better than Chad Gaudin/32 and A.J. Burnett/5. And because you don't get cute in the World Series. Well, unless you're up one run in the eighth inning. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-09-24 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Shouldn't a clear-eyed Yankee fan be concerned about starting pitching in the playoffs? (ekanenh from Capitol City)	Absolutely. Andy Pettitte's quality start Monday certainly makes everyone breathe easier, but A.J. Burnett is a dice roll, and they have apparently screwed up Joba Chamberlain something fierce. (The lesson here is that very-low-pitch-count starts are apparently not the way to manage workloads for young starter.) Only CC Sabathia is someone you can expect to be healthy and effective throughout October...and he's the guy who'll be facing Verlander and Lester. The rotation is the Yankees' biggest concern, and at that, they're the postseason favorite. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-05-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Drop a comp on Tommy Hanson. Ben Sheets? Chad Billingsley (stuff-wise), A.J. Burnett? (Nate from CT)	Someone who saw him last year in Arizona threw a John Smoltz on him. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-05-04 14:00:00 (link to chat)	You think Philip Hughes is going to stick this time? (casey from santa cruz)	Yeah, I do. I think he'll pitch well and stick, and either Wang will be used out of the bullpen or the team will do something stupid with Chamberlain. So if you're a Yankee fan, you're now reduced to hoping A.J. Burnett gets hurt to keep that from happening. Baseball's weird. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-11-03 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Assuming the Orioles would match the high bidders (a big assumption, I know), do you think the geographical connections would lead either or Both of A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira to sign with the O's? Or is their status as an also-ran to much to overcome? (Playwright22 from Baltimore)	I guess I look at any sentient adult's chances of signing with the Orioles, and I'd ask what they were smoking, or if they just needed the money. The latter is an entirely justifiable motive, but if you were a premium free agent who could punch your ticket to any destination in the majors, why would you pick the AL East's definitive also-ran? (Christina Kahrl)
2008-09-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are the Jays contenders if they would have started the season with Gaston and giving Lind more playing time or is this just a nice looking winning streak that has happened late in the season? (Ted from at the pool)	Lind's presence over the dessicated remains of Shannon Stewart or Kevin Mench/Brad Wilkerson certainly would have improved matters, but there's a lot of other factors that would have had to go right - better health (and fortune) from Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, B.J. Ryan, Vernon Wells, Scott Rolen... wow, that's a lot right there. A.J. Burnett avoiding his mid-season cold streak, too. Given some better luck in breaks like those, they coulda been contenders, but as it is, it's just a nice-looking winning streak. Their potential as spoilers (7 games vs. Boston as Joe from Tewksbury mentioned above) probably shouldn't be underestimated. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-07-30 12:30:00 (link to chat)	How about A.J. Burnett? He had a great start the other night and since the trade talks got started he seems to have responded well. (Tim from Sonoma, CA)	J.P. Ricciardi says he is staying and there doesn't seem to be much talk about Burnett floating out there. (John Perrotto)
2008-06-25 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Does the Blue Jays offense have it in them to turn it around and save JP's job? (making Cito the hero of millions once again in the process) Or should they start looking at things like AJ Burnett to the Brewers for a shiny prospect? (Gamel?) (Aaron from YYZ)	It shouldn't be a good offense based on its rather limited talent, and it isn't. And that division makes their situation very difficult. I absolutely think that the Blue Jays need to start thinking about whether they could get someone like Matt LaPorta for someone like A.J. Burnett. (Nate Silver)
2008-06-20 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Let's go worst-case scenario and say Big Z is out for the year. Should the Cubs trade for A.J. Burnett (or whoever) or give Hill and/or Marshall another shot? (Stephen from Louisville)	Rich Hill is something like the 25th-best starter in the National League. I have no idea what he did to Lou Piniella, but he can take Zambrano's place with minimal loss in value. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-10-06 10:00:00	2010 Playoffs Day One	As I wrote over at the Pinstriped Bible, putting Moseley and Mitre on the Yankees roster was an act of supreme pessimism, especially when they also threw A.J. Burnett into the pen. Just how much long relief do they expect to need and still win the series? (Steven Goldman)
2009-11-02 17:00:00	2009 WS Game Five	A.J. Burnett didn't get hammered tonight because he was starting on three days' rest. He got hammered because he's A.J. Burnett, and sometimes he does this. And, yeah, the Phillies' lineup is really freaking good. The game isn't even over yet and I'm sick of this story. Call for moratorium on "days rest". (Joe Sheehan)
2009-10-28 17:00:00	2009 WS Game One	Not to oversell it, but this series seems, to me, to change a LOT with a Phillies win. They now get the roulette wheel that is A.J. Burnett, followed by Cole Hamels at home. A lot can happen in those games, of course, but suddenly Phillies in seven seems...long. (Joe Sheehan)

PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, A.J. Burnett threw 27,275 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2015, including pitches thrown in . In 2015, he relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Curve (82mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Change (86mph).