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Yankees and Struggling AJ Burnett Need to Part Ways

is more than the 2011 salaries of New York Yankees All-Stars Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano. Also, it's exactly twice the salary of Curtis Granderson. The only Yankees making more are Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, and Mark Teixeira.

Yet, $16,500,000 is the 2011 salary of AJ Burnett. With a salary like that, you would anticipate a stud, a pitcher who every five days is almost a guaranteed win.

Instead, the Yankees are paying the seventh highest starting pitcher’s salary in baseball for a guy who is 9-9 with a 4.61 ERA.

Despite his horrid numbers (32-33 with a 4.61 ERA in 91 starts as a Yankee), Burnett is a fixture in the Yankees rotation. Manager Joe Girardi has stated that Burnett’s spot in the rotation ...

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