Matt39 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Report: Agent advises Yanks that Pettitte is returning ESPN.com news services Updated: December 3, 2007, 9:03 AM ET Comment Email Print Andy Pettitte, who had considered retirement after the 2007 season ended, will return in 2008 to pitch for the New York Yankees, the Houston Chronicle reported on Monday. Pettitte According to the report, his agent, Randy Hendricks, said he has advised the Yankees that Pettitte will come back. "Many teammates have called urging Andy to return as well as manager Joe Girardi," Hendricks said, according to the report. "It's well known that the Yankees have publicly stated that they were ready for Andy when Andy was ready." The Chronicle reported that it earlier learned from friends, former Houston Astros teammates and some current Yankees teammates that the left-hander would return. Pettitte pitched for the Yankees last season on a one-year, $16 million contract. He earlier declined a $16 million player option for 2008, but the Yankees have offered him salary arbitration. Pettitte has a 201-113 career record with a 3.83 ERA over 13 seasons with the Yankees and Astros. He went 15-9 with a 4.05 ERA in 36 starts in 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well, that's good news! Andy is a gamer, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 all the more reason to not do the Santana trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Sweet Pieces are falling into place very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugentfan1 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 this is amazing news. im so glad hes coming back. the yankees need pettitte and he could be the ace of their pitching staff, santana or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 all the more reason to not do the Santana trade. Pettitte coming back for one season is reason not to sign a 29 yr old two time Cy Young winner who will anchor the staff for another seven years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugentfan1 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Pettitte coming back for one season is reason not to sign a 29 yr old two time Cy Young winner who will anchor the staff for another seven years? no one can be positive how santana will play in new york, pettitte is a proven ace for this team and hes shown it time and time again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 no one can be positive how santana will play in new york, pettitte is a proven ace for this team and hes shown it time and time again Pettitte is year to year. Santana will be in place for at least five and mabye even seven. Any time that any team acquires any player, nobody knows how they will perform. This does not mean you stop acquiring new/great young players. It means you use their body of work to determine if you want them on your team or not. If you do, go get them and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonEJet Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thank god...we need that MF'er Now lets get some pen help, and we should be okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Sweet Pieces are falling into place very nicely. Yep. Agreed. Exactly right. Slowly, a potential disastrous off-season is turning out quite OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yep. Agreed. Exactly right. Slowly, a potential disastrous off-season is turning out quite OK. That is true and how I felt. Holding Rivera, A-Rod, Posada and Pettitte was key. Like someone said, work the pen now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yep. Agreed. Exactly right. Slowly, a potential disastrous off-season is turning out quite OK. Despite my fears, this does seem to be the case. Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Agent Randy Hendricks confirmed that Andy Pettitte would take a one-year, $16 million contract to remain with the Yankees. There will be no option attached to the deal this time. Once the deals for Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Jose Molina are official, the Yankees will already be committed to a $200 million payroll, and that's without having added Johan Santana or improving the bullpen. Source: The Journal News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbn007 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Agent Randy Hendricks confirmed that Andy Pettitte would take a one-year, $16 million contract to remain with the Yankees. There will be no option attached to the deal this time. Once the deals for Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Jose Molina are official, the Yankees will already be committed to a $200 million payroll, and that's without having added Johan Santana or improving the bullpen. Source: The Journal News This is the part I find interesting. I wonder if this really is it for Andy and Baseball. Sort of like he is coming back out of loyalty (and $16 million ), and he does not want to leave the Yankees in a lurch, with Wang, Moose and 3 kids in the rotation. Excluding Santana, at the present time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anskyruben Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thanks Andy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 This is the part I find interesting. I wonder if this really is it for Andy and Baseball. Sort of like he is coming back out of loyalty (and $16 million ), and he does not want to leave the Yankees in a lurch, with Wang, Moose and 3 kids in the rotation. Excluding Santana, at the present time. I have to think they reached out to him and asked for a announcement if he was coming back as the unknown factor would affect their trade talks this week. The timing is too coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Pettitte coming back for one season is reason not to sign a 29 yr old two time Cy Young winner who will anchor the staff for another seven years? Yes. And when Phil Hughes starts winning Cy Youngs, and we have good outfield defense, you understand why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Well, that's good news! Andy is a gamer, that's for sure. Yankees' rotation is shaping up nicely. Santana, Pettite, Wang, Chamberlain... Now all they need is a set-up man for Mariano. Good to see at least one NY team doesn't suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidhuman Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Wouldnt it be funny if they trade Pettitte for Santana? I would laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Yes. And when Phil Hughes starts winning Cy Youngs, and we have good outfield defense, you understand why. So you'd prefer a guy who might possibly win a Cy Young some day over a guy who has actually done it already. Twice. Who's to say Santana doesn't win two or three more in his time with the Yanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 So you'd prefer a guy who might possibly win a Cy Young some day over a guy who has actually done it already. Twice. Who's to say Santana doesn't win two or three more in his time with the Yanks? I do..15-13... yeah whoopee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I do..15-13... yeah whoopee So is that what you predict Santanas record will be if the Yanks get him? He'll become a two games over .500 pitcher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anskyruben Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'll take proven talent over "prospects". That being said you don't trade away the entire farm for a pitcher. I think giving up Hughes is fine. I mean, Minnesota has to get something worthwhile in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 So you'd prefer a guy who might possibly win a Cy Young some day over a guy who has actually done it already. Twice. Who's to say Santana doesn't win two or three more in his time with the Yanks? Dude, I prefer to not give up three good prospects and then STILL have to pay Santana for his uber-contract when those same prospects (Hughes in particular) could end up being just as good, or even close to just as good. It's called over-paying. Yes. I like Santana, I'd love to have him on my team, but the price in prospects just doesn't make sense. I don't think we're missing out on anything by letting this guy get past us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'll take proven talent over "prospects". That being said you don't trade away the entire farm for a pitcher. I think giving up Hughes is fine. I mean, Minnesota has to get something worthwhile in return. Hughes for Santana straight-up is still a move I don't love, but it makes more sense. Minnesota gets a young ace-in-waiting who will be cheap and under-contract for a while yet, and we get the expensive older guy. Please remember that a pitcher still only plays once every 5 days, and even then, a GOOD pitcher wins MAYBE 20 games (a mark that Santana reached ONCE in 2004). He's very good, but so is Hughes. Lets build this team the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Dude, I prefer to not give up three good prospects and then STILL have to pay Santana for his uber-contract when those same prospects (Hughes in particular) could end up being just as good, or even close to just as good. It's called over-paying. Yes. I like Santana, I'd love to have him on my team, but the price in prospects just doesn't make sense. I don't think we're missing out on anything by letting this guy get past us. I can see where you're coming from uart. There are only one or two guys in MLB I'd trade Hughes for and Santana is one of them. If the trade happens I'm fine with it. If it doesn't happen...I'm fine with it. If Boston gets him.....look out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Whats sounds better folks? Santana Wang Pettitte Chamberlin Kennedy or Wang Pettitte Hughes Chamberlin Kennedy No brainer to me. Still should deal for Santana. Its not like he's 35 years old here. He has a lot of time left, is proven and is a left handed pitcher at Yankee stadium with nasty stuff. Would you rather the Red Sox have him? I think not. I sure as hell do not wish to see Dice-K has the Red Sox #4 starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Whats sounds better folks? No brainer to me. Still should deal for Santana. Its not like he's 35 years old here. He has a lot of time left, is proven and is a left handed pitcher at Yankee stadium with nasty stuff. Would you rather the Red Sox have him? I think not. I sure as hell do not wish to see Dice-K as the Red Sox #4 starter. Hmmmm Dice K as the #4. I like the sound of that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatic Bus Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 good news. i dont want to trade hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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