Rosenthal says Angels still pursuing Burnett
Sources: #Angels interested in Burnett, but they are on his no-trade list and he wants to stay east. #Pirates heavy favorite. #Yankees #MLB
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 14, 2012
After that tweet, I assume Kenny went back to guarding his Lucky Charms from those pesky kids. The very notion that the Angels would be chasing after Burnett in a trade--when it is known every Western team is on Burnett's NTC list--is mystifying. What Burnett would bring to the team for approximately $5M to $7.5M per season for the next two years is anyone's guess, but unless this is a chess move to set up a trade of Ervin next, then that would be a hell of a lot of money for a #5 starter. I think the world would have managed just fine without that speculative tweet.



