January 15, 2012
Quote: Burnett expects to be in the Yankees rotation
With the two moves the Yankees made yesterday they now have seven starters to fill five spots in the rotation. Who is the odd man out? Most Yankees fans had hoped that it would be A.J. Burnett, however his agent spoke with Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News who said that he fully expects to be apart of next year’s rotation.
“I haven’t spoken to A.J. since (Friday) night, but it’s safe to say everyone assumed the Yankees would make moves to improve their rotation,” Burnett’s agent Darek Braunecker told the Daily News. “How and if it affects AJ is yet to be seen. I know he has worked as hard this offseason as any, even more so, to make sure he’s healthy and capable to pitch as well as he can.
“He fully expects to be in the rotation.”
I hate to say it, but unless the Yankees can find somebody to take his contract off their hands, I fully expect him to be in the rotation too. The reason is because they still owe him $33 mil…
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