Burnett deal complete: Pitt to pay $13MM of $33MM

[morgoth]

One of the main reasons the pirates did this deal was to spend more money. They have been dangerously low on payroll for many years and even got the MLBPA to ask to see their books to make sure they were not pocketing the revenue.

The issue with the Pirates is that to spend money they generally have to really overpay. Also many times they offer the most money to a FA only to have them turn them down to sign elsewhere or in the case of players like Oswalt, wait at home hoping a deal comes.

Deals like this basically are good for them because Burnett really can't demand more money and since his no trade clause didn't have them on the list he can't say no to the deal.

This allows them to get a player who is a viable ML player who will help the team (good lord Corriea pitched like poop in the 2nd half) even if he repeats his last 2 years.

 

[BrewerSuperCollector]

From an ESPN article...The Angeles tried to trade the Venezuelan-born player during the offseason. Most recently, some reports said the Angels tried to transfer Abreu to the New York Yankees for A.J. Burnett, but that didn't happen when the right-handed pitcher vetoed the trade that would have sent him to the West Coast.


So Burnett vetos a trade going to the Angels to play for the pirates. :benson: Unbelieveable.

 

[braden]

From an ESPN article...The Angeles tried to trade the Venezuelan-born player during the offseason. Most recently, some reports said the Angels tried to transfer Abreu to the New York Yankees for A.J. Burnett, but that didn't happen when the right-handed pitcher vetoed the trade that would have sent him to the West Coast.


So Burnett vetos a trade going to the Angels to play for the pirates. :benson: Unbelieveable.

His wife is deathly afraid of flying so he pretty much has to play on the East coast.

 

[BrewerSuperCollector]

From an ESPN article...The Angeles tried to trade the Venezuelan-born player during the offseason. Most recently, some reports said the Angels tried to transfer Abreu to the New York Yankees for A.J. Burnett, but that didn't happen when the right-handed pitcher vetoed the trade that would have sent him to the West Coast.


So Burnett vetos a trade going to the Angels to play for the pirates. :benson: Unbelieveable.

His wife is deathly afraid of flying so he pretty much has to play on the East coast.

Give he a sedative like B.A. Baracus would get.