PLAYING TIME: Burnett moves on to Pittsburgh

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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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