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The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees are on the verge of completing a trade that would send right-hander A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh and are expecting to take the proposal to the commissioner's office Friday for approval, sources said.</P>
The Pirates are expected to send a pair of prospects to the Yankees, sources said. </P>
The approval is needed because of the money involved, <U>as<FONT color=#0000ff> the Yankees will eat about $20 million of the $33 million</FONT> still owed Burnett for the last two seasons of his contract, sources said.</U></P>
As a Yankee the past three seasons, Burnett is 34-35 with a 4.79 ERA. He is 121-111 with a 4.10 ERA in 13 seasons with the Yankees, Blue Jays and Marlins. </P>
As soon as the Burnett deal is done, the Yankees will begin the aggressive pursuit of a veteran designated hitter, sources said. </P>
Sources said that there is a good deal of sentiment within the Yankees organization to go after Raul Ibanez -- who wants to play for the team -- to be their designated hitter against right-handers, partly because they believe he can give them some days of outfield play. </P>
Although Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui are also available, they are generally regarded as unplayable defensively, sources said.</P>
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<FONT color=#0000ff size=4>OUCH!!!</FONT>
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I give the Yanks 84 wins.</P>
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This coming from a guy who wins predictions for the Red Sox last yearlessened by the month. </P>
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I was on pace for 101 until the collapse. Morehead puts himself out there. All you guys love to knock someone else's predictions but don't has the balls to make one yourself.</P>
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I am sorry I don't make predictions. </P>
I guess as you say I don't have the balls.</P>
But you say the Yankees will have 84 wins, what are your prediction for the Red Sox? </P>
Bear in mind, they gave up with a manager who gave your franchise 2 world series titles. But now they will give full effort all season to Bobby Valentine? </P>
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