Photo Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

Photo Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

In the loss column there are eight teams across the Major Leagues worse off than the Phillies, but no pitcher can claim that role over A.J. Burnett. Burnett’s 17 losses top (or rather, bottom) the Majors, and A.J. isn’t happy about it. He’s getting older. He’s in pain. He needs offseason surgery. So, let’s see how he’s doing:

Burnett has thrown 202 2/3 innings this season, his most since 2009. How does he feel now?

“Horse[bleep],” Burnett said.

You know what, A.J.? I’d feel like horsebleep too. Burnett’s 4.40 ERA also puts him in the bottom ten in the National League, and so do his ERA+ and WHIP. Arguably, Eric Stults of the Padres is having a much worse season (he’s lower than Burnett in all of those stats but has one less loss), but that should be of little comfort to Burnett, who may have to look back on his 17-loss season as the last of his career.