According to various news sources including Jon Heyman of SI.com, reports that the New York Yankees are currently engaged in serious conversation with Andy Pettitte have begun to surface just like Joe Torre’s negative book.
Pettitte recently turned down a $10MM single year deal from the Yankees-a deal that remained on the table for almost two months.
Heyman is expecting Pettitte to accept a lower offer than the previous offer of $10MM from the Yanks since he did indeed reject that previous offer. Pettitte earned $16MM with the Yankees last year, and most likely was not expecting a pay cut. As the free-agent market continues to dwindle and time runs out, Pettitte and agent Alan Hendricks may be forced to soon settle with lower numbers.
Other free-agents such as Ben Sheets, Oliver Perez, Jason Varitek, and Manny Ramirez still have not agreed to a dime. It is now crunch time! Look for Pettitte and Varitek to kick off an interesting week!
UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST- Other reports have stated that Pettitte’s deal could be worth $6MM with another $6MM coming as incentives. Will Andy Pettitte get more than his previous offer? If it was any other team but the Yankees, I would say no. A deal is expected to be made any minute now.
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