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Yankees want Pirates’ Garrett Jones for A.J. Burnett

By Mark J. Miller | Scoop Du Jour – Fri, Feb 10, 2012 5:45 AM EST

US PresswireThe New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates have been discussing the possibility of sending pitcher A.J. Burnett to western Pennsylvania. ESPN reports that the player that the Yankees would like to get back as part of the deal is outfielder/first baseman Garrett Jones.

However, Pittsburgh is "not interested in moving Jones" and there is "no traction so far," according to the site.

The 30-year-old lefty Jones debuted in the bigs with the Minnesota Twins in 2007 and moved over to the Pirates in 2009. In his career, he's hit .254 and banged out 60 homers. Last season, he hit .243 with 16 homers, 30 doubles and six stolen bases.

Meanwhile, Burnett, a man many Yankee fans have loved to hate since his arrival in the Bronx in 2009, went 11-11 last season with a 5.15 ERA.

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26 comments

Mr. Fantasy • Johnstown, Pennsylvania • 3 months ago
Jones is the 2nd biggest dissapointment and under achiever 2nd only to Pedro Alvarez if you can get a SP with some credibilty I am all for it. Somethings gotta work sooner or later. We have suffered long enough and besides the Yanks are willing to eat some of his contract. Jones is a bench player at best. No room in the outfield for him and Lee is a better Bat and Fielding 1B
dik7900 • Orlando, Florida • 3 months ago
ugh........great trade prospect.
Hugh H • Louisville, Kentucky • 3 months ago
The Yankees want a lot but not everyone wants their castoffs.
- jd 1 3 months ago
  Their castoffs are better then the starters for Pittsburg.
- Turd Ferguson 3 months ago
  JD...still spinning the old Yankee line I see. AJ Burnett is an ace in Pittsburgh - right? A true, "The Yankee's $hlt never stinks", from Jd.
- The Real Deal 3 months ago
  Let's see, an 11-11 record and a 5.15 ERA with the Yankees would translate into what with the Pirates? A 6-16 record?
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nathan • Augusta, Georgia • 3 months ago
I'd rather have a coked up Oil Can Boyd than AJ.
- neil 3 months ago
  Agreed
- barnacle bill 3 months ago
  I second that emotion... Or am I third?
- Papa Emeritus 3 months ago
  Haha as a Yankees fan, I'll have to agree with you on that. :D
Bill • 3 months ago
Really? Jones is the guy you don't want to trade? What has he really done worthwhile?
Rev Lock. • Fayetteville, North Carolina • 3 months ago
Should be worth dumping him to any team just to save half the money!

Get a nice bat for 8 mil a year the Yanks would save.
- jerry r 3 months ago
  no team is going to pay him 8 mil a year , yankees will have to pay alot more than that, yankees deserve to punish for paying these players stupid contracts!
- MacaroniSalad 3 months ago
  I didn't know that 'Jerry R from Texas' was in charge of payroll for 29 Major League teams....
Robert • Tampa, Florida • 3 months ago
Time to send aj to the NL where there is no DH.
- Scott 3 months ago
  So he can suck and the mound and at the plate?
- Tammy Spangler 3 months ago
  atleast he'll have 4 easy outs a game and no DH. as many hitters he has seen hit his stuff he should hold his own at the plate:)
Bill • Greensboro, North Carolina • 3 months ago
Long time Pirates fan here, did I say that out loud?, but if the Pirates take Burnett for Jones I will probably move on. I wouldn't trade the Pirate mascot for Burnett if they paid his contract and allowed free admission to his starts...
- michael 3 months ago
  As a Pirate fan myself for over 40 years, why would you say move on. A true fan stays true to their roots. You have apparently made it through all of these years of losing and still claim to be a fan, keep the faith!
- barnacle bill 3 months ago
  I am still a fan... All of the losing they could ever do would never erase my sweet memories of '71 and '79... I just hate to see the yankees dump a 5.15 ERA on our team and pluck out a player like Jones... I said I'd move on but it was meant to be a figure of speech... I think anyone who was a Pirate fan that saw Clemente play would never move on... My bad, Michael...
- MacaroniSalad 3 months ago
  Pluck out...? Ha, .242 average from a 30-year-old player. Be realistic. Alos, you know that 5.15 would drop in the NL, and especially out of the AL East and Yankee Stadium. I had previously commented on AJ's work in Toronto, a low pressue, small market situation. I think he could have that type of a comeback season in a place like Pittsburg. NY just isn't the place for him.
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joarby • 3 months ago
AJ goes to the NL will have great results for that team as well as for himself...he needs this trade! I think it will be worth the trade for both sides but more so for the Pirates!!!
Joe • Camden, New Jersey • 3 months ago
why in a million years would the bucs do that deal even if the yankees paid ALL of burnett's salary. he STINKS and jones does provide some offense on a team that has difficulty getting them.
scrip • Mammoth, Pennsylvania • 3 months ago
Garrett Jones has done nothing the last season and a half for us and to get an innings eater like Burnett Is just what this team needs. Trade him and trade him fast and Derek Lee will come in with a decent pitcher on the roster.It makes perfect sense and thats why the Pirates wont do it.It is sad ,but I am in this for life,love my Buccos!!!!
Joe • Camden, New Jersey • 3 months ago
here's a question for yankee fans. if burnett said i will forgive what owed me over the next two years but the yankees must offer me something to stay those two years. what would you offer him to stay on the team?
paul m • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 3 months ago
pirates should take this trade. jones has never lived up to his potential. it also may be good for both players?duh!
mathew • 3 months ago
As a Pirates fan, this is a no brainer! You trade Jones in a heartbeat!!!!
Jones is a 30year old platoon player, that has never even became an everyday starter for the Pirates!
Jones hits below 230 against lefties and is a liability defensively at 1st base.

AJ has had 2 down years in a row, but that doesn't mean his career is over. If AJ came to the Pirates he would immediately be the Pirates #1 or at worst the #2 starter in their rotation.

AJ would eat up innings, get strikeouts and still throws in the mid-90's!!!

This is clearly a no brainer. I have no idea what the majority of posters on here are talking about, saying to keep Jones...lol.
Scott • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • 3 months ago
Ok Jones sucks. He had half of a good year TWO years ago. Get rid of him while you can and take a chance with Burnett. Maybe once he's out of the New York spotlight he'll return to his Toronto form.
Paul • Uniondale, New York • 3 months ago
The Pirates need to get over themselves about Jones. Not that Burnett's a HOF'er, but Jones is a .250-hitting, 30+ journeyman who batted .240 last year. Jones is a mediocre position player just like Burnett's a mediocre pitcher. I can see this deal getting hung up on the money, but it shouldn't get hung up over Garrett Jones.
George • Syracuse, New York • 3 months ago
AJ Burnett for a bag of baseballs would be worth it
mike v • 3 months ago
Hard to believe but Cashman is worse at picking women than ballplayers.
Tim • Orlando, Florida • 3 months ago
I doubt anyone is going to take him but you can't blame the Yankees for trying to dump him. They wouldnt be the first team to try to pawn off a player on another team., anyone remember Mo Vaughn?
the_dude • Minneapolis, Minnesota • 3 months ago
why in gods name should a team get rid of one of their only valuable players for a guy the yanks consider junk?? i'm sorry new york..you signed him, he's your problem. maybe if you'd done your due diligence instead of going off of one year he wouldn't be costing you so #$%$ much money..but being you feel the need to buy "the best" players..that's right, i said BUY..you make the inevitable mistake of taking some guy who had a fluke year and signing him to a bloated contract you can't get out of when he proves he sucks. maybe in the future (but very unlikely)..you'll learn from your mistake and in the process stop driving the price for good players so high that teams like pittsburgh can't possibly hope to compete with you for anything other than aa ball talent at best.