Feb 18, 2012 5:23 PM EST

Rod Barajas is excited to reunite with former teammate A.J. Burnett on the Pirates.

The pair formed a battery with the Blue Jays before the right-hander signed with the Yankees as a free agent a few years ago.

"Ending up on the same team with him is definitely exciting," said Barajas, who joined Pittsburgh this offseason. "We had fun. It was a great relationship."

Burnett was 14-6 with an ERA of 3.49 in his 25 starts paired with Barajas in Toronto.

Via MLB.com