After the Philadelphia Phillies scored in the top of the second inning, the New York Yankees appeared to be in danger of losing their footing in the battle. But thanks to a pair of solo homers and a strong pitching performance by A.J. Burnett, the Yankees were able to battle back and top the Phillies by a final count of 3-1 in Game 2.
In the fourth inning, Mark Teixeira hit a solo home run to tie the game. Then in the bottom of the sixth, Hideki Matsui hit a solo blast to put the Yankees up 2-1. New York would …read more

The New York Yankees have a problem. Although they have practically a billion dollar budget, the team doesn’t have a reliable fourth starter at the moment. However, manager Joe Girardi might have a solution — a three-man pitching rotation.
If the Yankees decide to go with the three-man rotation, the rotation will consist of C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte.
“We are definitely considering possibly going to a three-man rotation in this round,” said Girardi, “but we’ll have to take a look at it and see how it goes.”
The biggest risk of going with the three-man rotation is Sabathia’s health. The …read more

When the New York Yankees gave A.J. Burnett a big contract in the offseason, this was the type of production they wanted. On Saturday against the New York Mets, Burnett gave up only one hit in seven innings while striking out ten. His pitching effort led the Yankees to a 5-0 victory.
Burnett on the season now has a 3.93 ERA to go along with a record of 6-4. Although he got off to a relatively slow start, Burnett has gotten better and better. In his last three starts, the 32-year-old has given up one earned run in more than 20 …read more

Earlier in the week, the New York Yankees signed CC Sabathia. On Friday, the Yankees landed their second big fish of the winter by coming to an agreement with pitcher AJ Burnett. Sabathia and Burnett will likely enter the 2009 baseball season as the Yankees’ one-two punch at the top of their pitching rotation.

According to the reports, Burnett will sign a contract that will be five years and pay him nearly $83 million. Although compared to Sabathia’s contract this deal may look a bit small, but Burnett now becomes one of the highest paid pitchers in the game.
In 2008, Burnett …read more