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Burnett Wants To Stay
Published 7/18/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Blue Jays pitcher A.J. Burnett doesn't expect or desire a trade: "I'm a Blue Jay and I plan on being here for the rest of the season.  Just because my name's out there and all this stuff, and I made one mistake talking to a Chicago writer...I enjoy being a Blue Jay and that's where I'm at. That's where I plan on being." The Phillies didn't seem terribly interested in Burnett anyway, but that's one less suitor after their Joe Blanton acquisition.  Burnett is healthy, and despite his 4.96 ERA ...

Rumor Mill Roundup: July 18
Published 7/19/2008 at FanHouse
... says he does not want nor does he expect to be traded before July 31, and the thing we keep hearing is that there is little movement on Burnett. But with the right-hander expected to opt out of his contract at the end of the year and with the Blue Jays treading water in the AL East, it seems unlikely that will be the case over the next few weeks. Two teams to watch on Burnett: St. Louis and the Mets, particularly if Pedro Martinez's injury is worse than it seems. ...