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Orioles Want to Talk to A.J. Burnett

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Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports that the Baltimore Orioles are waiting to hear if A.J. Burnett wants to pitch in 2014.

Kubatko says that the Orioles want to talk to Burnett, and that they met with his representative at the Winter Meetings. The Pirates have seemingly moved on with the signing of Edinson Volquez. However, with James Loney signing a deal with the Rays, I can’t see them spending that much money on any of the remaining available first basemen. They said after they signed Volquez that they could still add Burnett. They definitely have the space in the budget to make that happen.

It seems like people have dismissed the possibility that Burnett could actually retire. The general feeling has been that the Pirates can just go give him X amount of dollars and he’d be on the team. What this rumor shows is that he actually is undecided. If the only thing required for Burnett to pitch again was money, then I would think he would have already signed with the Orioles. It appears that he is just undecided about returning.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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