FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2011, file photo, New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett sits in the dugout during Game 2 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are close to a trade that would send Burnett to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, a deal that would clear the way New York to add Raul Ibanez . Pittsburgh agreed it would pay $13 million of the $33 million salary due Burnett for 2012 and 2013, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. The sides still were working on the payment schedule for the amount the Yankees would cover, the person said.

The New York Yankees agreed Friday to trade much-maligned pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers, a deal that clears the way for New York to add Raul Ibanez. Pittsburgh will pay $13 million of the $33 million salary due Burnett for 2012 and 2013, a person familiar with the negotiations said Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.



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