MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lots of good stuff from ESPN's Buster Olney today. His scoop on the Yankees' free agent starters: A longtime friend of Andy Pettitte reiterated that the left-hander intends to pitch in 2009 -- and there is a growing sense that Mike Mussina may return for another season, as well, although Mussina has not indicated a final decision, one way or another. Intriguing news on Mussina, since he's suggested...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tim links to an article by Buster Olney in which he discusses the fates of Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina. According to a “close friend” of Pettitte, the lefty wishes to return for ‘09. Further, he says there’s a “growing sense” that Mussina will be up for the task as well. While these aren’t wholly [...]
iYankees (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Eddie over at Tigers’ Thoughts has been able to crack the Elias Sports Bureau’s calculation system for player rankings, and, with that knowledge, he has produced the probable rankings from the ESB. He has AL pitchers ranked, respectively, and Andy Pettitte was actually the 9th pitcher ranked and a Type A starter. Who knew? Mike Mussina was [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Eddie Bajek attempts to project Elias rankings for American League starters here. Type A: A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina. Burnett seems likely to decline an offer of arbitration and sign elsewhere, giving the Blue Jays two draft picks as compensation. Type B: Tim Wakefield, Jon Garland, Paul Byrd. Garland seems most likely to decline an offer of arbitration and sign elsewhere, though Byrd...
Was Watching (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
Please consider taking the following poll: Who Was The Yankees LEAST Valuable Player In 2008? Jose Molina Melky Cabrera Robinson Cano Ian Kennedy Sidney Ponson Darrell Rasner Phil Hughes Wilson Betemit Ivan Rodriguez LaTroy Hawkins Carl Pavano Chad Moeller Shelley Duncan Andy Pettitte Derek Jeter Jason Giambi Alex Rodriguez Bobby Abreu Jose Veras Edwar Ramirez View Results Thanks in advance. And, please...
iYankees (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The Yankees will shave off about $70 million from their current payroll once players like Jason Giambi, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina file for free agency. With that money, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, pitching, hitting, whatever it is that they need to address, they can do that, as their finances afford them that ability. However, [...]
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Via RAB commenter Tim Dierkes comes a Jon Heyman column with Yankee rumors galore. The Yanks want to sign two of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe. Sabathia is clearly the best choice, and signing two of them would probably mean that either Andy Pettitte or Mike Mussina will not be coming back next [...]
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
God knows why -- I've been to dozens and dozens of games over the years -- but the very first thing I think of, when I hear the words Yankee Stadium, is Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS. I couldn't first remember some nice come-from-behind affair against the Sox, or one of those sharp Andy Pettitte LDS wins over the Twins, or my first game with my dad as a kid, or learning to keep score? No, I go back to a...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
As part of our continuing effort to run a post mortem on the Yankees’ season, we’re looking at what went wrong. Earlier this week, we looked at Andy Pettitte’s poor second half and the lack of production out of the catcher’s spot. Today we turn to a subject near and dear to our hearts. Last winter [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The Yanks are the only team Andy Pettitte wants to pitch for if he's around next year. But he's not ready to commit to the 2009 season just yet. Less than 24 hours after the Yankees' season ended, Pettitte visited Yankee Stadium yesterday, the...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Andy Pettitte will forever be remembered as the last winning pitcher at Yankee Stadium. A week and a half ago, he threw five solid inning to earn himself the W against the Orioles in the Yankee Stadium finale. While the fans gave Pettitte, in potentially his last start, a huge ovation, the last few months [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Andy Pettitte who finished the season 14-14 with a 4.54 earned run average and led the Yankees with 204 innings, is flirting with retirement again.
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Andy Pettitte breezed through the almost empty Yankees clubhouse Monday to grab a few things from his locker before heading home to Texas. The question everyone was asking was, "Is this your final visit to the Yankees' clubhouse?"
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
During packing day at the Stadium today, Andy Pettitte stopped for a chat with the reporters. Pettitte hasn’t made a decision yet on 2009 and is still firmly on the fence. It sounds, however, that Mike Mussina may be retiring. I never thought I would want to welcome back Mussina over Pettitte, but after their [...]
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Andy Pettitte stopped by for a few minutes. While Joe Girardi has said he thinks the lefty will be back, Pettitte is not ready to say that quite yet. “I need to get away and weigh some things over,” he said. “I know what I want to do and what Im expected to do but I [...]
