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New York Yankees Agree to Trade AJ Burnett to Pittsburgh Pirates

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A.J. Burnett is finally getting traded.

All week long, we all speculated as to whether Burnett would get traded before the Yankees self-imposed Saturday deadline, and he is, in fact, on his way.

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Yankees will send Burnett and $20 million to Pittsburgh.



The Pirates will send two moderate-level prospects back to the Yankees, while only being on the hook for $13 million of Burnett's deal.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post said that right-handed pitcher Diego Moreno is one of the prospects heading over to the Yankees in the deal.

It's been a rocky stint for Burnett since arriving in the 2009 season. He started out well with a 13-9 record in 2009, ...

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