A.J. Burnett Injury Update

Pirates notebook: Burnett goes on DL with ‘discomfort’ in calf

By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe Pirates’ starting rotation took another hit Thursday when right-hander A.J. Burnett went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right calf. The move ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sveum sees too much movement in Castro approach

Much of the pregame talk today with Cubs manager Dale Sveum centered on shortstop Starlin Castro. We’ll get to that here. One housekeeping item: The Cubs said today reliever Kyuji Fujikawa will see Dr. James Andrews Monday and that’s it’s likely he’ll have Tommy John surgery Tuesday on his right elbow. As for Castro, he bats seventh again today against Pirates right-hander A.J. Burnett. Castro enters the game with a hitting line of .250/.291/.348 with 3 home runs, 21 RBI, 11 walks and 43 strikeouts in 244 at-bats. The BABIP is .293, and Castro has a low weighted on-base average (wOBA) of .282... Chicago's Inside Pitch | Daily Herald

Hernandez tops Burnett, Mariners trip Pirates, 2-1

Felix Hernandez scattered six hits and Jesus Montero broke a tie with a solo home run in the seventh inning off A.J. Burnett to help the Mariners beat the Pirates, 2-1. Seattle Times

Montero makes his mark

Much of Eric Wedge's pre-game session today was devoted to talking about the progress of Jesus Montero (and he said that Montero is definitely making some). Then Montero went out and won the Mariners a big ballgame with a huge home run in the seventh off A.J. Burnett. That broke a 1-1 tie and gave Felix Hernandez the win in a game that looked like it was headed to a familiar result: Hernandez pitches his heart out, Mariners don't score for him, and he gets a no-decision or even a loss. But after Hernandez's home run, Hernandez blanked the Pirates in the seventh and eighth before Tom Wilhelmsen... Mariners Blog | Seattle Times

Yankees close to signing free agent Hafner to be lefty DH

The Yankees are closing in on a deal for Travis Hafner to be their left-handed DH, according to sources. Hafner’s deal will be worth around $2 million and the 35-year-old would replace Raul Ibanez in the lineup against righties. A target of the Yankees last offseason, Hafner ended up staying in Cleveland when a deal couldn’t be worked out for A.J. Burnett. After another injury-marred season, Hafner became a free agent when the Indians didn’t pick up his option and gave him a $2.75 million buyout. When healthy, Hafner can still do damage versus right-handers, with an OPS of .798 against them la... Yankees Blog | New York Post