CC Sabathia coming 2 NY

[Domboski]

The New York Yankees and Andy Pettitte are close on a deal that will bring the veteran left-hander back for a year, Major League Baseball sources told Buster Olney on Monday.

Pettitte

The deal, sources told Olney, could be done as soon as Monday afternoon. It would pay Pettitte nearly $6 million, with incentives that could make it worth as much as $12 million.

Pettitte was 14-14 for the Yankees last season with a 4.54 ERA. He started 33 games. Pitching with a sore shoulder, he was 2-7 with a 6.23 ERA in his final 11 starts and missed his last turn of the season.

It was his second season back in New York after three seasons with the Houston Astros.
Pettitte began his career with the Yankees, pitching his first nine big league seasons in pinstripes. After last season, indications were that Pettitte and the Yankees wanted to make a deal, but were unable to come to terms on a dollar figure -- until talks heated up this weekend.
Pettitte earned $16 million last season.

If he signs, Pettitte would join a projected starting rotation featuring CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain.

 

[Deanos]

:lol2: $6 million base salary

 

[Tangs Rule]

I like that. Hope he signs it.

 

[Domboski]

I guess it made sense to decline the $10 million

How about Jason Varitek? Reports are he was offered a $5 miilion base salary. This after he could have made $10+ million if he accepted arbitration.

 

[Tangs Rule]

I am not even sure why the Red Sox would sign him.

 

[Domboski]

Done Deal: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3861386

 

[Tangs Rule]

1 year, 5.5 million with incentives.

 

[alfani]

Pettitte, Yankees agree at $5.5 million

with additional $6.5 Mil on incentives

 

[Sumbub]

I think that's a great move on the Yankees part. Pettitte should be able to anchor the bottom half of the rotation. $5.5 mil plus incentives sounds very fair.

 

[Domboski]

I think that's a great move on the Yankees part. Pettitte should be able to anchor the bottom half of the rotation. $5.5 mil plus incentives sounds very fair.

I agree I bet his incentives are easy to reach as long as he stays healthy.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Not so sure if they should of kept him.Oh well,let's see.

 

[Tangs Rule]

It makes sense to have a vereran Yankee on the staff. So it's a good move.

 

[Chongpark27]

It makes sense to have a vereran Yankee on the staff. So it's a good move.

:iamwithst He will give the yankees staff the veteran presence it needs and anchor down the end of the rotation and give them another lefty starter

 

[ZANYMASTER]

He lost velocity on his fast ball to set up the sinker he has.He gets tired and leaves the ball up and gets into trouble like Wang.Wang however has velocity.Good to have 2 lefties though.

 

[Tangs Rule]

We need a guy who has started 50 Yankees / Red Sox games in his career in the rotatation. He's the # 4 or # 5 started, so 12 - 14 wins is what we expect from him.

 

[Wes]

pettite is the man...but he has the worst agent ever.

Turn down a $10 million offer and settles for $5.5 mil LOL

 

[Tangs Rule]

Well, assuming he stays healthy he should reach 10 million with ease and most likely the 12 million.

 

[alfani]

pettite is the man...but he has the worst agent ever.

Turn down a $10 million offer and settles for $5.5 mil LOL

there is nothing in the contact says he needs to pitch to a certain era, if he did what he does last year, he would get $12.5 mil