Starting pitcher A.J. Burnett is reportedly being shopped by the Yankees. (AP)

After posting back-to-back seasons with an ERA above 5.00, pitcher A.J. Burnett has reportedly been put on the trading block by the Yankees. And New York will even pay for another club to take him off the team’s hands.

According to the New York Post, the Yankees will listen to offers for Burnett and are willing to pay $8 million of the $33 million Burnett is owed over the next two seasons. This may indicate that the Yankees are trying to move Burnett to obtain a legitimate No. 2 starter behind CC Sabathia. The Yankees apparently have too much money on the payroll to get a No. 2 starter through free agency.

Burnett has struggled over the past two seasons with the Yankees. In 2011, the 34-year-old right-hander was 11-11 with a 5.15 ERA. Those numbers are slightly better than his career-worst 2010 season, when he went 10-15 with a 5.26 ERA.

Burnett’s best season in New York was his first, in 2009, when he went 13-9 with a 4.04 ERA and 195 strikeouts. But according to the Post, Burnett has had a drop in velocity over the past two seasons, leading to his struggles.