Source: Marlins done shopping Burnett

A reliable source has told Florida Buzz that the Marlins after nearly a month of constant trade talk have chosen to shelve talk of trading A.J. Burnett instead focusing on acquiring middle relief help through trading minor league prospects. The source indicated that the offers for Burnett were not comparable to the organizations expectations and that Marlins management feels comfortable enough with the current lineup to not make any major moves before the July 31st trading deadline. The only scenario under which the fish would trade Burnett the source stated was if a team were willing to pay the majority of the remaining $22 million owed to Marlins thrid baseman Mike Lowell as well as agree to a long term deal with Burnett before the trade were made.