Andy Pettitte will stay a Yankee.The 36-year-old lefthander signed a one-year deal Monday for a base salary of slightly less than $6 million, with incentives that could push the total to $12 million. A conference call was scheduled for Monday afternoon.
Pettitte went 14-14 with 4.54 earned-run average last season for the Yankees, the second season of his second stint with the team, but he went 2-7 over his final 11 starts while pitching with a sore shoulder.
He turned down a one-year deal for a guaranteed $10-million three weeks ago after making $16-million in 2008, but found the free-agent market had dried up. His return provides the Yankees with a veteran presence at the back of a rotation that will feature new additions C.C. Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, plus youngsters Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain.
My response:
And why can't they sign Ben Sheets...?
-Max Caster
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