PLAYING TIME: Burnett moves on to Pittsburgh
Feb 20 2012
NATIONAL LEAGUE
It’s official: Pirates land Burnett
A.J. Burnett (RHP, PIT) passed his physical Sunday, and MLB gave its approval, making the long-rumored trade to PIT (along with $20M) a reality. The Pirates will pay Burnett $13M over the next two seasons -- which could actually be a minor bargain in spite of his recent numbers.
Year IP ERA xERA Ctl Dom Cmd hr/9 hr/f GB% BPV ==== === ==== ==== === === === ==== ==== === === 2008 221 4.07 3.42 3.5 9.4 2.7 0.8 10% 49% 102 2009 207 4.04 4.07 4.2 8.5 2.0 1.1 11% 43% 60 2010 187 5.26 4.24 3.8 7.0 1.9 1.2 12% 45% 47 2011 190 5.15 3.69 3.9 8.2 2.1 1.5 17% 49% 68
Burnett's Dom rebound, xERA and GB%...
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