tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661694879786695933.post-65283097822748372432008-12-12T19:00:00.005-05:002008-12-12T19:48:05.955-05:00<img src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/12/13/amd_burnett-arod.jpg" alt="Alex Rodriguez gets the best of Burnett here, but mostly A.J. has been a Yankee killer." /> <span class="photo-credit"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Laham/Getty</span></span></span> <br /><br />ESPN's Jerry Crasnick <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3765754">broke the news</a> earlier today: A.J. Burnett (yes, unlike CC, he DOES like the periods between his initials) is your newest New York Yankee.<br /><br />NYYSI has been and always will be against signing A.J Burnett to a long-term deal. Aside from the fact that he has questionable control, A.J Burnett is a MAJOR injury risk. Take a look at <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/burnea.01.shtml">his stat sheet\</a>. He has thrown over 200 IP 3 times in his career including last year. The previous two times, he came down with an injury the next year and was only able to start 4 games and 21 games, respectively.<br /><br />A.J Burnett threw 221 innings last year - a career high by far. For us NOT to expect an injury would be setting ourselves up for disappointment. Brian Cashman typically is smarter than me, so I hope that is the case here as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Talk about it in the <a href="http://nyystadiuminsider.com/forum">NYYSI Forums!</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3661694879786695933-6528309782274837243?l=nyystadiuminsider.com' alt='' /></div>Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724781471985795927noreply@blogger.com1