Andy Pettitte Rejects New York Yankees
January 6, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under News, Stats and Analysis
Apparently, the New York Yankees can’t have whatever they want whenever they want. Andy Pettitte recently turned down a contract offer from the Yankees that would have paid him $10 million over one season.
Last season, Pettitte had a solid campaign for New York. As one of the team’s few steady starters, Pettitte was 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA. The bad news is that the 4.54 ERA was his highest since 1999.
At 36, Pettitte could very well have a few years of good pitching in his arm. With pitchers such as Randy Johnson getting contracts who are almost a decade …read more
