Andy Pettitte

Sources close to Jack Curry of The YES Network report that Andy Pettitte has signed a one-year Minor League deal with the New York Yankees with an invitation to Spring Training.  The deal is worth $2.5 million but does not include any incentives. Pettitte, 39, retired after the 2010 season after going 11-3 with a 3.28 [...]

The perjury trial that involved ex-baseball star Roger Clemens ended in a mistrial on Thursday after jurors heard statements in a prosecution video that were previously ruled inadmissable until later in the case, CNN’s Larry Lazo reports. This is what CNN said: “U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said prosecutors should have modified a video that showed [...]

After reading the headline you might think I lost my mind, and you’re probably right, but this title actually makes a lot of sense. Yesterday, Yankees starter Freddy Garcia worked  7 innings while allowing just three runs and nine hits leaving his record at 4-4 with a 3.34 ERA in 56.2 innings through 10 games, 9 starts. The [...]

Left handed pitcher Andy Pettitte has told close friends that he definitely won’t pitch in 2011 but isn’t ruling out a return to the mound in 2012 according to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune. Pettitte announced his retirement early in February through a press conference held at Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old Pettitte was on the fence [...]

Much has been said about the New York Yankees rotation after Cliff Lee decided to sign with the Phillies and Andy Pettitte decided to retire. The Yankees began the Spring Training with three starters C.C. Sabathia, A.J Burnett and Phil Hughes and six other pitchers fighting for the fourth and fifth spots on the team’s rotation. [...]

10. Orioles- The Orioles hit many speed bumps this off-season as they were turned down by many free agents but in the end, were able to together a decent offseason.  They traded for J.J. Hardy and also traded for Mark Reynolds.  The Orioles didn’t stop their as they also signed Derek Lee who [...]

Here’s the latest from Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe: – One scout said they feel that Andy Pettitte’s career is not over. “For one, he can still pitch at a high level. Secondly, he didn’t retire with any conviction. The stuff about going back and forth on whether or not to pitch leads me to [...]

The Cleveland Indians and free agent pitcher Kevin Millwood continue to make progress towards a deal, Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer reports. Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports adds that Millwood is talking with other teams, but he’s undecided about where he’ll pitch in 2011. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated was the first to report earlier [...]

Now that Andy Pettitte has decided to retire from baseball, the Yankees are left with another hole in their rotation.  According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, the Yankees have looked into Joe Saunders, Scott Kazmir, Wade LeBlanc, Clayton Richard and Gio Gonzalez as possibilities for team’s rotation. ESPN’s Buster Olney writes that the Yankees will probably [...]

New York Yankees’ lefty Andy Pettitte has officially announced his retirement as a baseball player through a press conference held at Yankee Stadium this morning. “This is a day I knew would come, I look at is as I am done with baseball. I’m not going to pitch for Yankees every fifth day,” he said (via [...]