NY Times confirms $10 million offer to Andy Pettitte
XM MLB Chat —
(Jack Curry, NY Times):"The pitching-needy Yankees want to re-sign Pettitte, and Pettitte reiterated Wednesday that he wanted to return, but the two sides are at a stalemate over his salary. “I mean, to tell you the truth, like I’ve told you all a hundred times, I’ve made it loud and clear where I’d like to play at,” Pettitte, 36, said in a telephone interview. “I’m just basically sitting here letting my agents do their job really.” What Randy and Alan Hendricks, Pettitte’s agents, are trying to do is to make sure their client avoids a pay cut. Pettitte made $16 million last season, one of the highest salaries in the ...
Pettitte: "I’ve made it loud and clear where I’d like to play"
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
Jack Curry of the NY Times spoke with Andy Pettitte today to discuss his future with the Yankees. “I mean, to tell you the truth, like I’ve told you all a hundred times, I’ve made it loud and clear where I’d like to play at,” Pettitte, 36, said in a telephone interview. “I’m just basically sitting here letting my agents do their job really.” What Randy and Alan Hendricks, Pettitte’s agents, are trying to do is to make sure their client avoids a pay cut. “We’d like to have him back,” General Manager Brian Cashman said ...
Pettitte Wants To Return - But Yanks Want Him To Take 38% Paycut
WasWatching.com —
Via Jack Curry -
Before the Yankees ended their disappointing 2008 season, Andy Pettitte toured the new Yankee Stadium. While he was in the spacious clubhouse, he picked out the locker that he said he wanted to use in 2009.
Whether or not Pettitte will ever hang a pinstriped uniform in that locker is still uncertain. The pitching-needy Yankees want to re-sign Pettitte, and Pettitte reiterated Wednesday that he wanted to return, but the two sides are at a stalemate over his salary.
“I mean, to tell you the truth, like I’ve told you ...
Yankees Confusing Rumors
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... Back to the home front:"When Pettitte was asked about possibly accepting a pay cut to come back, he dodged the topic." Et Tu Andrew? ...
Andy Pettitte wants to know what's $6 million among friends?
Big League Stew —
... After not being offered arbitration earlier this week, which would have at least guaranteed him his $16 million 2008 salary, the native Texan and his agent are sticking to their guns and saying that's the magic number to get Dandy Andy out of bed next year. ...
Yankees Have Offered Pettitte $10 Million; He's Looking for $16
YanksBlog.com —
Jack Curry of the Times reports that the Yankees have extended a one year, $10 million dollar to free agent Andy Pettitte. However, his agents are insisting that he wants the same salary that he had in 2008, $16 million. For his part, Pettitte maintains that he wants to remain in the Bronx. "I mean, to tell you the truth, like Ive told you all a hundred times, Ive made it loud and clear where Id like to play at," Pettitte told Curry. "Im just basically sitting here letting my agents do their job really." Via ...
Get Real Andy
YankeesRedSox.com —
I was amazed at this story in today's paper and I have to say my opinion of Andy Pettitte continues to sink. $10 million is more than fair considering the season Pettitte had last year and if he doesn't want the deal, he is welcome to take his services elsewhere. Yes, the Yankees need pitching, but stupid deals made now will only come back and haunt them in the future.
Joe Torre Doubts Andy Pettitte Will Leave NY
FanHouse —
by Matt Watson Filed under: Dodgers, Yankees, AL East, NL West, MLB RumorsI'm sure you heard the rumors: the Yankees want to sign a potential ace, but reports indicate that he might bolt for California. But wait, says an informed source, the rumors aren't true! Sadly, Yankees fans, I'm not talking about CC Sabathia but rather Andy Pettitte. The Dodgers surprised some folks last week by admitting they have "some interest" in Pettitte, but skipper Joe Torre told Ken Davidoff of Newsday that he thinks it's a lost cause: "He was always married to the Yankees, ...
Pettitte holding out for more. Joe Torre still believes Andy will return to the Yankees.
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
Joe Torre doesn’t think Andy will leave the Yankees after this year. The Dodgers haven’t seriously went after Andy, but rumors were swirling that he might leave for LA to join Torre and Donnie Baseball. We all know Andy wants to return to the Yanks, but now it’s all about Cashman striking a deal with Andy and his agents. When it will happen..I don’t know, but maybe we will hear something from the Winter Meetings. Joe Torre ...
