[ESPN Buster Olney] Pettitte will return to the Yankees

Loser

edit: He isn't worth $14M and he sure as hell isn't worth $16M. I'm glad the Astros passed. They seem to have several irons in the fire and will pull something off, plus they can also try to swing a deal mid season if they have to.

 

just saw in the chron...
Agent: Pettitte signs one-year deal with Yankees


By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle


Andy Pettitte has chosen to re-sign with the New York Yankees, reaching a one-year $16 million deal with a player option for another $16 million in 2008.
If he gets hurt, he won’t take his option.

“I had offered the Astros $14 million and an option,” Randy Hendricks said. “But they wouldn’t take it. Both teams know that if Andy gets hurt, he won’t take the option. The Astros flat turned me down.”

The deal is pending a physical. It won’t be announced until after the physical.

“We’re not even going to have a physical for 10 days,” Hendricks said. “We’re just announcing this because we know it won’t stay private for 10 days.”

The Astros could be not be reached for comment.

 

Bye Andy. Bye Clemens. You're not welcome back in Houston.

 

mother fker.....we had better get a pitcher b/c u know Rocket aint pitching now

 

DUMB ASSTROS

You must sign Andy to get Roger now unless we go after one of the few remaining free agent staters left ie. Zito than we will have to give up something in a trade in order to get starting pitching.

 

The problem now is that if we have to trade to get a starter, we'll be losing out on some young arms too...so those will be additional holes we'll have to fill.

FOCK!

 

i think the astros should offer zito a large contract..

f u andy pettitte

 

gotta pull off the garland deal now without hirsh in it...otherwise our staff is in shambles.....

paging jeff suppan...

 

and lee isn't worth 16 million. but we needed pettitte....he has been much better than you think.

 

go wandy!

 

I pray NYY make it to the series vs. the Astros.

 

I'm not a huge fan of paying Lee $16M either.

 

Terrible news. And worse if it means Roger doesn't return. We could get by without one of those arms, but not both.

 

does this also mean that roger is done in houston?

 

Andy Pettitte is a solid pitcher, but shelling out $14 million for a pitcher at his age with his elbow is not prudent.

 

Roger Clemens is 44 years old. He has proven himself to be quite capable of breaking down. He missed 3 starts in a HALF season last year. At 44, nobody knows when the wheels will fall off. I do not understand why some people are so dead set on doing anything that it takes to get Roger.

I have loved watching him pitch here...but all good things must come to an end and it isn't the end of the world that we won't have a 44 year old starter.

 

How can u tell me that Pettitte isnt worth 14 million when Ted Lilly and Gil Meche......GIL F-ING MECHE got 10-11 / year????????????????????

 

way to **** up astros you cheap ****ers he was gonna pitch here for 4 million less wtf drayton.

Astros baseball 2006=lower payroll higher prices

I love my Astros always but we need new ownership

 

the astros missed the big picture...

part of paying andy the big money is that he brings roger along
andy+roger= success