Category: A.J. Burnett
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
It appears Russell Martin wasn't going to wait any longer. The New York Yankees all of a sudden have become budget-conscious for 2014 and weren't ready to commit the amount of money that Martin had envisioned. He's now headed to Pittsburgh.
The Pirates' newest addition inked a two-year contract worth $17 ...
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
I'm not sure if it's the difference between the manager (and radio host) in New York as opposed to Atlanta or the difference between a kid from Peoria, IL who went to Northwestern and a guy from Tulsa who went straight to the minor leagues after high school, but the ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
The New York Yankees have taken a lot of heat in the last decade for having the highest payroll and not getting back to the World Series. The last time the Yankees got to the World Series they lost in Yankee Stadium to the Florida Marlins. They sign all the ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Last season was a disaster for the Yankee organization and all Yankee fans. For the first time since 1994 they missed the playoffs. From 1995 to 2007, the Yankees made the playoffs each year; their 13-season postseason streak was the second-longest in MLB history This is not something that happens ...
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner offered up a few minutes of his Tuesday early afternoon to talk to Mike Francesca of WFAN about the state of the Yankees after a whirlwind off-season. Andy Pettitte re-signed yesterday, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and AJ Burnett were signed as free agents, Joe ...
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
AJ Burnett talks to WFAN about signing with the New York Yankees this week. The former Blue Jays right hander, who posted an 18-10 record with a 4.07 ERA last year, signed a 5-year $82.5 million dollar deal to help the Yankees get back in the postseason and contending for ...
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