Blue Jays claim Alex Burnett, Clint Robinson

The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-hander Alex Burnett off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and first baseman Clint Robinson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team has announced.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Burnett and Robinson, Toronto designated first baseman Lars Anderson for assignment. He was claimed off waivers from the Chicago White Sox a little over a month ago.

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The Jays have demoted their 2011 & 2012 Opening Day starter with the hopes that he solve his control issues in the minors.

Burnett appeared in 67 games for the Twins last season, posting an ERA of 3.52 with a strikeout-to-walk ratio (SO/BB) of 1.38. The 25-year-old owns a career ERA of 4.61 over parts of three seasons in the minors with 1.51 SO/BB.

Robinson made his major league debut with the Kansas City Royals last season, collecting no hits over four plate appearances. The Pirates acquired the 27-year-old in November with Vin Mazzaro in exchange for Luis Rico and Luis Santos.

Robinson spent a majority of the season with the Royals' Triple-A affiliate, hitting .292/.393/.452 with 37 doubles and 13 home runs over 570 plate appearances. He owns a career batting line of .308/.382/.520 over six seasons in the minors.

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