Andy Pettitte and the Yankees close to a deal

By Craig CalcaterraNov 27, 2012, 8:50 AM EDT
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Andy Pettitte is almost back:

Multiple sources are saying the deal will be announced in the next couple of days. Not that most folks expected him to retire. Pettitte should expect a nice raise over the $2.5 million he made in 2012, when he posted a 2.87 ERA and 69/21 K/BB ratio over 75 and a third innings. Joel Sherman of the New York Post says it will be in the $10-11 million range.

With Hiroki Kuroda re-signing last week and now Pettitte back in the fold, the Yankees’ rotation looks set with CC Sabathia at the tops, followed by Kuroda and Pettitte, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova and David Phelps for depth.

Rangers don’t plan to make qualifying offer to Adrián Beltré

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By Bill BaerOct 22, 2018, 9:07 PM EDT
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Rangers GM Jon Daniels said he doesn’t expect the club to make a $17.9 million qualifying offer to free agent third baseman Adrián Beltré, MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan reports. Daniels has been in touch with the 39-year-old, who may retire.

Beltré battled hip and hamstring issues throughout the past season, limiting him to 119 games. He hit .273/.328/.434 with 15 home runs and 65 RBI in 481 plate appearances. Going by adjusted OPS, his mark of 98 — 100 is average — was his lowest in a season since 2009 with the Mariners. Beltré’s career average is 116 and he put up a 132 in 2017 and 128 in ’16.

Beltré appears to have some stuff left in the tank. He may not be an All-Star-caliber player anymore, but he can still hit at an average level and he is still an above-average defender. It’s just a matter of his body holding up to allow him to do what he needs to do. If Beltré does decide to re-up with the Rangers for 2019, the club will be prepared to move Isiah Kiner-Falefa or Jurickson Profar over to the hot corner as they did in 2018 in the event Beltré gets bitten by the injury bug.