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MLB Trade Rumors: Breaking Down the Latest A.J. Burnett Buzz

Posted on February 16, 2012

New York Yankees fans will be glad to learn that A.J. Burnett will likely be on his way out of the Bronx very soon.

The buzz concerning Burnett on Thursday is that the hard-throwing righty is close to being dealt. In fact, Jim Bowden of ESPN has it on good authority that Burnett could be dealt in the next 24 hours, but that there is also a mystery team in the mix:

It's not at all surprising that there's another team besides the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mix at this juncture. The Pirates are still the favorites to land Burnett, but there's no reason for Yanks general manager Brian Cashman not to work the phones and try to find a sweeter offer.

ESPN's Buster Olney was able to narrow down which teams should be excluded from the "mystery team" chatter:

Olney also notes that the Los Angeles Angels

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