Tag Archives: Andy Pettitte

Rumor: Yankees confident Pettitte will return

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Hiroki Kuroda was the first big step for the Yankees this offseason. The next will be re-signing Andy Pettitte, who still hasn't made up his mind about retirement for next season, but according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post the Yankees are confident that he will return next season. However, he will likely want ...

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Yankees not on the verge of signing anyone

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees had to wait until yesterday to find out that Nick Swisher, Hiroki Kuroda, and Rafael Soriano turned down their qualifying offers and they will now begin to negotiate with free agents with a better idea of how much financial flexibility they will have. They are expected to continue to negotiate with Kuroda and Soriano, ...

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Cashman: I believe that Andy Pettitte will play

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Andy Pettitte still hasn't made a decision as to whether he'll play next year or retire, but Brian Cashman is very hopeful that he'll return and thinks that it will happen. “I talked to Andy a few days after we got eliminated,” Cashman told Chad Jennings of the Journal News. “In that conversation, he was going ...

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Poll results: Who BBD readers want to see stay and go

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

I ran a poll after the Yankees were eliminated to see which players people wanted to see stay with the Yankees to 2013 and which people wanted to run out of town. For the most part the answers were predictable, but there were a few shockers. Here are the results: ...Read more Alex Rodriguez: 63% of you want ...

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The offseason officially starts today

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

With the Giants win over the Tigers last night, the 2012/13 postseason has officially begun. Yankees fans are going to expect big things this offseason, however their team finished with the best record in the American League and probably needs a few tweaks rather than a major overhaul. The one area where they really need to focus on ...

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Pettitte doesn’t want decision to return to drag on

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Andy Pettitte shocked us all when he came out of retirement last offseason and he might not be done yet. Pettitte, who is now 40-years-old, missed the month of April to prepare for this season and then spent another two months on the DL with a broken ankle. But when he was on the field he ...

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Kuroda will start Game 2, Hughes Game 3, and Sabathia Game 4

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees manager Joe Girardi officially announced the Yankees rotation order to start the ALCS against the Tigers. We knew that Andy Pettitte would start Game 1, but Girardi said that Hiroki Kuroda will start Game 2, Phil Hughes will start Game 3, and CC Sabathia to start Game 4. This is what I expected all along, ...

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Afternoon quotables: A-Rod, Nova, and Pettitte

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Here are some recent important quotes from the Yankees: Joe Girardi seemed open to the idea of moving Alex Rodriguez in the lineup. Girardi said, "(If) you need to change the lineup a little bit, our guys understand." Despite not making the playoff roster, Ivan Nova still has a future with the Yankees. "Long-term, we got big plans ...

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Looks like Pettitte in Game 2, Kuroda in Game 3

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees manager Joe Girardi hasn't announced what the playoff rotation will be other than CC Sabathia as the Game 1 starter, but after he spoke with reporters on the subject it sure sounds like it will be Andy Pettitte in Game 2 and Hiroki Kuroda in Game 3. When Girardi was asked if Kuroda, who has struggled ...

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Yankees place Betances on the 60-day DL to open spot for Pettitte

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees are officially activating Andy Pettitte from the 60-day DL today and to make room for him on the 40-man roster they have placed Dellin Betances on the the 60-day DL, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Betances has been on the DL since late August with shoulder tendinitis. It's not supposed ...

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