Andy Pettitte is almost back:
Sources: Andy Pettitte is close to formally announcing he’s coming back, and he’s close to finishing a new deal with the Yankees.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 27, 2012
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.
