Burnett to Get Start

New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said today that A.J. Burnett will get a start in the American League Championship Series.  Right now it looks like Burnett will be penciled in for a Game 4 start.  Burnett had a dreadful second season in pinstripes going just 10-15 with a 5.26 era.  Last postseason, the Yankees managed to win the World Series using just three pitchers, CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, and Burnett.  Burnett went 1-1 with a 5.27 era in five starts last October.  The Yankees are saying all of the right things hoping to build confidence in the shaky right-hander, but no one in the organization will know which Burnett will show up on the mound.  The question that should probably be asked is what happens if the Yankees are down 2-1 in the series heading into Game 4?  Will Burnett get the start?  Joe Girardi can't hand the ball to Burnett in that situation when he has two big game pitchers who can pitch on short rest in Sabathia and Pettitte, and Phil Hughes who was sparkling in the clinching game of the Minnesota Twins series.  The Yankees are still awaiting an opponent as the Tampa Bay Rays have forced a Game 5 against the Texas Rangers.  No matter who the Yankees play, they won't see either team's ace until Game 3 of the ALCS.