A.J. Burnett

The Phillies caught a little bit of a break tonight when pitcher A.J. Burnett declined his $12.75 million player option for 2015, by turning down his option, Burnett will become a free agent. On Saturday, the Phillies and Burnett each declined their $15 mutual options for 2015...

According to CBS Sports' baseball insider Jon Heyman, "people close to" Phillies pitcher A.J. Burnett believe the 37-year-old right-hander will pitch in 2015.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher A.J. Burnett, who considered retiring after the 2013 season, is again pondering the possibility of calling it quits after this season. When asked after Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Seattle whether he would return to the Phillies in 2015, Burnett said, "Probably not...

As the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches - check back here to get all the latest news and rumors on the Phillies and where they could be headed. Chase Utley Could we be seeing the end of Chase Utley in a Phillies uniform? Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants are "taking their best shot" at trading for Utley, but the second basem

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Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that the Phillies are "very much still in the running" for A.J. Burnett.  FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported that A.J. Burnett is "in discussions with multiple clubs," and confirmed that the Phillies are in on the right-hander...

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe "it’s really looking like a Baltimore-Philadelphia-Pittsburgh runoff" for the services of A.J. Burnett.  A.J. Burnett, RHP, free agent — We mentioned last week that the Orioles could be the wild card for Burnett because he lives in Baltimore...

Free agent pitcher A.J. Burnett plans to pitch in 2014 and is thought to be open to offers from all teams.  According to Travis Sawchik from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the Phillies could be one of the teams that are interested in his services...