Tag Archives: A.J. Burnett
Pirate City Notes: Jameson Taillon and A.J. Burnett Starting Today
The Triple-A and Double-A teams are home for the second day in a row. Today they’ll be going up against Toronto’s farm system, and the highlight from a prospect standpoint… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Pitchers Buying Into The Pickoff; Burnett Has His Best Outing
It’s starting to become a familiar sight this Spring to see a Pirates pitcher picking off a runner at first. On Thursday, James McDonald started the game by allowing a… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Clichés Are True in the Short Term, Useless in the Long Term
It’s very cliché. You hear it all the time during Spring Training right after a starter had a bad outing. “This is one of those outings in Spring Training, you… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Leroux Getting His Strength Back; Burnett’s Spring Prep
When I was looking over Chris Leroux’s stats for the 2013 Annual, I noticed two red flags in his pitch selection. First, I noticed that he was leaning more on… Read more
Pirates Name Burnett Opening Day Starter
Clint Hurdle has announced today that A.J. Burnett will be his Opening Day starter when the Pirates take on the Chicago Cubs on Monday, April 1st at PNC Park. He… Read more
First Pitch: The Starting Pitching Depth
With yesterday’s news that the Pirates were adding Jonathan Sanchez, and today’s news that they’re still on track to sign Francisco Liriano, the starting pitching scene is getting crowded. Here… Read more
A.J. Burnett Named NL Player of the Week
A.J. Burnett has been named the NL Player of the Week, after throwing two great starts last week. Burnett started with a complete game, one-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs,… Read more
Were the Pirates Snubbed on the All-Star Rosters?
PITTSBURGH, PA — Andrew McCutchen and Joel Hanrahan were both named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday for their second straight season. Both players have posted numbers worthy… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 4/21/12
Indianapolis was rained out last night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader when the two teams meet again on July 12th. A.J. Burnett was scheduled… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 4/16/12
A.J. Burnett will make his third rehab start of the season tonight, this time moving up to AAA. Altoona begins a three game series in Harrisburg tonight. Indianapolis played two… Read more
