Adios AJ?

According to various sources, the Yanks and Pirates are moving closer to a deal involving AJ Burnett and loads of cash for minor leaguers. If this is true, and it sure sounds like it, the Yanks have to come out of this with good minor leaguers. You can't give away an innings eater and 19-23M over two years for crap like we got in the Randy Johnson trade. They really do need to get something, and the Pirates, who've been picking early for 20 years and spending internationally (with the Yankees Luxury Tax and Revenue Sharing monies) the Pirates probably have a few pieces we could use. In other words, the Yanks can't keep shedding dollar value and player value to bad teams like the Pirates and maintain their positions relative to them. Rules are already in place that force the Yankees to help the Pirates, they shouldn't elect to do so separately.

For the front office, this is their opportunity to make a "Gomez Trade." By that I don't just mean a good trade, but I mean a trade that once again shows they have their eyes on the prize. The Montero trade and the second Vazquez trade raise a lot of questions.