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A.J. Burnett diagnoses his Yankees problems

Quick ReadIf you're the Pittsburgh Pirates, or the next team to acquire A.J. Burnett, keep in mind the right-hander's diagnosis of what went wrong during his three-year stay in the Bronx.

Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett reacts after inducing a

Photo credit: AP | Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett reacts after inducing a ground out from Philadelphia Phillies' Pedro Feliz to end the top of the seventh inning of Game 2 of the 2009 World Series. (Oct. 29, 2009)

BRADENTON, Fla.

Now we know the problem.

If you're the Pittsburgh Pirates, or the next team to acquire A.J. Burnett, keep in mind the righthander's diagnosis of what went wrong during his three-year stay in the Bronx.

"Without getting too far into it, I would just say I let a few too many people tinker with me," Burnett said Monday morning at Pirate City, where he partook in his...

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