Could Yanks Make Same Mistake Again?
nybaseballdigest.com 11/26/2008 — I remember in December of 2003, how many believed it would be “unfathomable” for Andy Pettitte to leave the Yankees for the Houston Astros. This was a time when the Yankees waved their “magic wallet” and players were theirs. ...

Sherman: If Pettitte Signs Elsewhere Consider Him a Phony
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — From Joel Sherman : If Pettitte signs elsewhere, regardless of the dollar figure, he should be viewed as a world-class phony forever around here. There should be no more pardons. He should receive no invites to future Old-Timers Games, hear no cheers when the dynastic teams reassemble. In ...

Why Sign Andy Pettitte?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — We look at why the Yankees should not re-sign Andy Pettitte.

Offer Andy Arbitration? Duh!
riveraveblues.com 12/1/2008 — Today is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their free agents (players have until Sunday to accept), and over the weekend we had a nice little discussion about whether or not the Yanks should offer Andy Pettitte arbitration . Most fans ...

Just Move On, Yankees
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — The New York Times has reported that Andy Pettitte has rejected the Yankees 1 year/$10 million offer. Apparently $10 million is not enough for Pettitte, who is looking for a contract closer to the $16 million he earned in 2008. Fine. If Pettitte really believes that he is worth $13-$14 ...

Pettitte says No to the Yanks
spartyandfriends.com 1/6/2009 — Rarely can we as fans be upset with a player turning down an offer. I have never had a problem with someone who wants to go get the most money possible, I think everyone has the right to go get theirs. However, Andy Pettitte has really disappointed me by turning down the generous offer of ...

Pettitte Talking to the Dodgers?
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — From Ken Rosenthal : Mike Mussina has retired, and the Yankees could lose Andy Pettitte, too. Don't believe it? Pettitte, 36, has spoken more than once with his former manager, Joe Torre, about joining the Dodgers, according to major-league sources. His first choice is to stay with the ...

Is Andy Pettitte playing the Yankees?
nybaseballdigest.com 11/28/2008 — Andy Pettitte is a free agent and has consistently maintained that he wants to pitch for the Yankees in 2009, espcially now that they are moving into the new stadium. But, while the Yankees know Pettitte wants to return and have also said they want ...

Pettitte Wants To Return - But Yanks Want Him To Take 38% Paycut
waswatching.com 12/5/2008 — 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 ...

Andy Pettitte still deciding
blog.nj.com 12/17/2008 — Bob Klapisch makes a case for why Andy Pettitte might feel insulted by the Yanks' approximately $10 million offer: This is hardly a subtle crossroad: Pettitte is deeply conflicted between his affection for the Yankees and the fact that, after...

Yankee Offseason: What I'd Do If I Were Brian Cashman — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/28/2008
What I love most about the baseball off-season, other than that I am a Yankees fan, is how ridiculous the hours and hours of fan conversation, debate, and conjecture is.  People go on and on talking about where they think players want to sign, ...

Could Greinke Pitch in New York? — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/28/2008
So far the Yankees have not heard back from CC Sabathia and have not made formal offers to either Derek Lowe or AJ Burnett , but they have made calls to Kansas City to discuss pitcher Zack Greinke . The 25-year-old came with great ...

Beware of The $100 Million Pitcher, Causes "Teams to Flirt With Doom" — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/28/2008
Daily News writer Anthony McCarron had an article in today’s paper that is getting a lot of attention about the drawbacks of signing a pitcher to a big contract. “Long-term contracts for pitchers are generally considered risky by ...

Yankees Could Increase Sabathia Offer — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/28/2008
The Yankees made CC Sabathia a $140 million offer, one they thought he couldn’t refuse and ultimately hasn’t accepted. Now they are debating on whether to increase that offer. The Yankees would make such a move if the Angels, who ...

Cano working early to change luck in 2009 — Bleacher Report - MLB 11/29/2008
The New York Post reported that second baseman Robinson Cano is working out down in the Dominican Republic and is chiseling up for the 2009 season. Amazing what some trade rumors and the possible free agent signing of second baseman Orlando ...