Yankees Plan to Use Four-Man Rotation, Start A.J. Burnett in ALCS

Filed under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs

When the American League Championship Series is set -- no matter who they play, whether it's Texas or Tampa Bay -- the New York Yankees plan to use a four-man rotation.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told a group of assembled reporters that he believed the pitcher to round out the rotation would be A.J. Burnett, who will slide into the rotation after CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte.

Burnett, who posted a 10-15 regular-season record and had a 5.95 ERA after the All-Star Break, was left out of the three-man rotation the Yankees used in their best-of-five series against Minnesota. Now that New York will be playing a best-of-seven series in the ALCS, the Yankees wanted to add depth to their rotation.

 

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