AJ Burnett
OK, so I'm not advocating that the Cards MUST go get AJ Burnett or anything. In fact, I am of the opposite belief that AJ is not good for the Cardinals because he adds another oft-injured pitcher who's arm might fall off at any moment. The big "but" is, did anyone see the numbers he put up last night to stop the streaking Yankees? The Yankee lineup is completely bombing the ball right now. In the since stopped 7 game win streak, they scored 55 runs. That's almost 8 runs a game for a week. They hit .297 as a team, with an OBP of .349, and a SLG of .558 (that's a team OPS of .947!) They also had 16 homers and 17 doubles in those 7 games.
AJ's line last night:
8 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 R (earned), 8 Ks (10:6 GB:FB)
That is downright nasty against that lineup.
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You're absolutely right about one thing
A pitcher like that can not only bust slumps, but start/continue win streaks.
by SethWestern on Sep 14, 2007 11:31 AM EDT 0 recs
and AJ was hurt this year
I'd say if there's any chance of getting him, we should go for it in the off-season. A rotation of Carpenter-Burnett-Mulder-Wainwright going into the playoffs next year would be a lot of fun to watch...
by SleepyCA on Sep 14, 2007 12:53 PM EDT 0 recs
If he's available
by Alxfritz on Sep 14, 2007 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs
He's worth $500,000 a start?
by Hardcore Legend on
Sep 14, 2007 1:15 PM EDT
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Earlier this year...
by lopey986 on Sep 14, 2007 1:57 PM EDT 0 recs
Schilling
by zolak16 on Sep 14, 2007 2:47 PM EDT 0 recs
Agreed
by OCCardsFan on
Sep 14, 2007 8:58 PM EDT
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opt-out...
that means that we won't be trading to get him at 11 million/year. it means we'd be bidding for him, probably at 5/70 or something like that.
and the Blue Jays get the shaft, having paid him 11 million for a couple of injury-ridden years.
by kindred on Sep 14, 2007 4:04 PM EDT 0 recs
The opt out is after 2008
by Hardcore Legend on
Sep 14, 2007 4:16 PM EDT
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This is exactly why he's a viable option
by houstoncardinal on
Sep 14, 2007 6:02 PM EDT
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he would cost the entire farm system...
giving up top prospects for a rental in a re-building year isn't usually a good idea.
by kindred on
Sep 14, 2007 6:59 PM EDT
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actually
by SleepyCA on
Sep 14, 2007 4:40 PM EDT
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A good deal?
yeesh.
i mean, he's been good when healthy, but he's not exactly setting any records. He's not the best pitcher on his own team, and he's only thrown 170+ innings in a season 3 times in his career (~ 130 last year, ~ 155 this year).
by kindred on
Sep 14, 2007 6:57 PM EDT
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i watched that entire game
any way, he didn't want to play for the Cards a few years ago, so i'd pass on him. he had his chance. he took money over playing at "home". that put a bad taste in my mouth for the guy. yes we need starting pitching, but i dont think AJ's our guy. i think it would cost way to much to trade for him, or to sign him if he can get out of his deal with the blue jays. dont get me wrong, if the Cards got him, i would not be mad. unless they gave him crazy money or traded some top blue chip kids to get him.
in my uneducated opinion AJ is not worth the asking price.
by gdm426 on Sep 14, 2007 4:13 PM EDT 0 recs
AJ is a great pitcher. He's 30 years old.
by jillsinmo on Sep 14, 2007 6:03 PM EDT 0 recs
He averages
by Alxfritz on
Sep 14, 2007 6:41 PM EDT
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ugh
A.J. Burnett is 67-65 lifetime with a 3.72 ERA, mostly in the NL.
In 9 years, he's broken the 200 innings mark twice. Say what you want about being abused(someone said he threw a a lot of innings in only a few starts) but he's injury prone and barely over .500 for his career. He has never finished even in the voting for the CY award.
His sub-4 ERA shows he's a GOOD pitcher, but not one you can count on for any level of durability, and certainly not great.
A.J. Burnett is worth taking a chance on if he's being sold cheap, but if we have to give up any of our good prospects, then he's totally not worth it.
by mtalken on
Sep 14, 2007 9:34 PM EDT
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Maybe great is way overused. I should say he
by jillsinmo on
Sep 14, 2007 9:45 PM EDT
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It's easy to focus on
by azruavatar on
Sep 14, 2007 11:03 PM EDT
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Yeah, I know he might give you 150 good and some
by jillsinmo on
Sep 15, 2007 12:17 AM EDT
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It is a very big risk
While I agree they shouldn't give up the farm (or even a few acres of the farm), if he can be had -- especially for a salary dump -- they should take a run.
by Alxfritz on
Sep 15, 2007 12:40 AM EDT
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HE WOULD BE A GOOD CARDINAL
WAINWRIGHT
BURNETT
LOOPER
MULDER
PINERO/FREE AGENT
AND MAYBE CARP BACK IN SEPT. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ROTATION. IT MIGHT BE INJURY PRONE BUT WHAT ROTATION ISNT.
EVEN WITH ADDING A BURNETT TYPE GUY. THE OFFENSE STILL NEEDS HELP. AND ANKIEL MIGHT BE THE GUY TO DO THAT. BUT SHORTSTOP NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. OF COURSE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EDGER COMEBACK. I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM SEEING ECK COMEBACK. IT SHOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING OFFSEASON. THE FIRST THING IS LARUSSA NEEDS TO COMEBACK AND HELP LEAD THIS TEAM BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS. THEY WILL MAKE THE PLAYOFFS IN 08 IF THE OWNERSHIP ALLOWS WALT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
BACK TO A.J. REAL QUICK. THIS GUY IS NOT SOME OLD MAN YOU ARE SIGNING OR TRADING FOR. HE IS YOUNG AND VERY VERY TALENTED.
by LaRussa4President on Sep 15, 2007 5:34 AM EDT 0 recs
All this yellin'
by cardzfan24 on
Sep 15, 2007 8:46 PM EDT
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larussa4president?
as a sidenote: eckstein needs to be gone, he is the worst leadoff hitter in baseball because he has absolutely zero speed and cant hit anything more than a single.
by Dankston on Sep 15, 2007 4:33 PM EDT 0 recs
EVERY PITCHER IS A RISK
by LaRussa4President on Sep 15, 2007 10:16 PM EDT 0 recs
Every pitcher is a risk
by cardzfan24 on
Sep 15, 2007 10:52 PM EDT
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they signed mulder and edmonds
by lboros on
Sep 17, 2007 9:23 AM EDT
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I think that fact
by cardzfan24 on
Sep 19, 2007 10:55 PM EDT
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AJ Burnetts
The Cardinals need to stay away from him.
by thepainguy on Sep 18, 2007 4:15 PM EDT 0 recs
















