Pirates sign A.J. Burnett to one-year, $8.5 million deal
Last offseason A.J. Burnett left the Pirates for the Phillies, but after a
rough season in Philadelphia he’s going back to Pittsburgh.
Burnett has signed a one-year deal with the Pirates worth $8.5 million, which
is significantly less than the $12.75 million player option he declined to
leave the Phillies.
Burnett had a fantastic two-season run for the Pirates in 2012/2013, starting
61 games with a 3.41 ERA and 389 strikeouts in 393 innings, but he went 8-18
with a 4.59 ERA in 34 starts for the Phillies.
At age 38 he’s certainly no sure thing to bounce back, but for $8.5 million
and a one-year commitment a reunion with Burnett makes a lot of sense for a
Pirates rotation that may lose free agents Francisco Liriano and Edinson
Volquez.
一年約重回匹茲堡，8.5M比費城的球員選擇權(12.75M)少。總之，AJB再戰2015！
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