Pettitte Still Has Offer From Yanks

Pettitte would be smart to take that offer NOW.

The Yankees really DO still need another starter. Burnett and Joba are plus plus arms...but both are potential injuries. Hughes, Kennedy and Aceves are still unproven. They need another innings eater.

If Penny is healthy and wants that one-year deal...that would REALLY PO the Red Sox and fill a need! lol

Yankees will never sign with a last name of Penny.

The Yanks really need Pettitte, you can never have too much pitching and like someone mentioned above Joba and Burnett are studs they both have injury concerns and Joba is limited to 130 innings. I think Hughes is going to be a good big league pitcher but I would like to see some more from him. If the Yanks are going to spend 400 mil plus to win now spend another 10 mil to have a very good insurance policy.

""what is the difference between burnett and penny? and ben sheets for that matter?""

One finished the season healthy and put up a career high in IP.

The other is a better pitcher, but didn't finish the season healthy.

The third sucked and missed most of the season.

I think the Yanks should sign Pettitte if he accepts the 10 mil. If not, should the Yanks bump the offer to $12 mil? Maybe. Sign him to a 1 year deal and start Hughes in AAA with the understanding mentioned to him, to stay sharp and that he would be the 1st one called up should an injury arise. The Yanks have never had pitching depth and I would hate to see us have to scronge around to find someone should Hughes, Joba or someone else get injured or prove ineffective. WOuld also like to see the Yanks maybe work out a deal for Matsui for Dontrelle Willis too.

Yankee Fans:
Let's be smart and hope Cashman reads this. The Yanks need insurance, sign Pettitte and Sheets or Penny and start Joba in the bullpen. Then when an injury arrives Joba starts and if another injury arrives or Joba reaches his innings limit then Hughes/Aceves or Kennedy starts. This is a full proof way of guaranteeing a division title for an additional 24 million and you can leave everything else alone.

JJ:

I mentioned this deal somewhere else before. In a nutshell w/o the finishing touches on it.

Magglio, Dontrelle and Zumaya

for

Matsui, Nady, David RObertson, Alan Horne and etc.

Tigers want to slash payroll. That exchange of salary Magglio ($33 mil) and Dontrelle ($22 mil) minus Matsui's (13 mil) and Nady (5-7 mil after arb) saves them about 33 mil plus they'll have 2 or 3 young arms left afterwards. Nady replaces Magglio for a year. Matsui and Sheff can righty/lefty platoon and then they're both FA's. The Yanks can assume Magg's salary and Dontrelle, if he can be revived is still only 27. Meanwhile, maybe the Tigers use the 10 mil they save in 09 salary and sign Sheets or Garland for 12 or 13 mil. Guillen moves from LF back to 3b, Thames in LF, Granderson in CF and Nady in RF.

1b-Cabrera
2b-Polanco
ss-Everett
3b-Guillen
C-Laird
LF-Thames
Cf-Granderson
RF-Nady
DH-Matsui (L)/Sheff (R)

SP-Verlander
SP-Galaraga
SP-Sheets/Garland
SP-Bonderman
SP-Jackson

Yanks line-up

Damon
Jeter
Teixeira
Arod
Ordonez (RF/DH)
Posada
Cano
Swisher (DH/RF)
Melky/Gardner

SP-CC
SP-AJ
SP-Wang
SP-Joba
Sp-Pettitte/Hughes

Waiting in the wings:

Hughes (mlb/AAA)
Dontrelle (mlb/AAA)
Kennedy (AAA)
Aceves (AAA)
Sanchez (AAA)
Horne (AAA)
Bentances (AA)
Brackman (AA)
McAllister (AA)

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Not picking on you...but all I see from that is the Yankees taking on a horrible contract in Willis...and the Tigers being overloaded with OF's having Matsui, Sheff, Thames, Granderson and Nady. Doesn't make sense. Plus, for the money Willis is making, he wouldn't be going to AAA (if he even has options..or would allow it) which means he'd have to be the #5...and if you saw him at all last year...you wouldn't be pulling for that. He looked like Stevie Wonder out there.

I think the Yankees should keep their OF's. Matsui is the DH, Damon in LF, Gardner in CF and Nady in RF with Swisher backing up all three AND Tex. His contract is cheap enough for the Yankees to keep him in a utility role.

If they ARE going to get rid of one guy, Matsui is the only one to go...and I see the M's as a good fit. They need a DH with pop, have a HUGE Asian population and could take on a one-year deal. I'm not a big Washburn fan...but he would make some sense for Matsui as a #5 starter. His record was horrible, but posted a decent era in the 2nd half and generally does eat innings and compete. Would have nearly the same salary as what the Yankees are offering Andy and is 3 years younger. Moving Matusi's contract and freeing the DH spot could also lead to a Manny signing.

jjyankeesfan: I agree w/ you that the Yanks do not need to trade anybody. I should have mentioned the disclaimer like I did on another thread that the only way that happens is if the rumor of the Yanks intending to sign Man-NY and LOOKING to trade 2 of the current of's. Also, if Willis get's it together, keep in mind that he's only 27, he would be a steal at 10 mil per. And that's the catch to it, he needs to be put back on track. Meanwhile can you imagine if they made that trade and picked up Man-NY?
As for the M's, yes I made the same thought about him going to them since they need a bat and have the Japaneese connection, however I would want no part of Washburn, that's subtraction by addition. Better off sticking with Hughes, Aceves or Kennedy rather than Washburn.

Yanks should offer Pettite 100K less every 24 hours.

burnett is a power pitcher who puts too much strain on his shoulder therefore is tend to more injured
sheets and penny are finesse pitcher, and there injuries are wierd ones, sheets for example, he is injured everything

Pettitte will end up with the Dodgers,they seem like the best fit.

NJYankeeFan, not sure what you're trying to say there. Burnett has had more DL stints than Sheets and his stints have been longer. Most of Burnett's DL stints have been due to elbow or shoulder problems. Most of Sheets injuries have been unrelated to his arm.

The only thing Burnett has over Sheets is that Burnett finished the season healthy while Sheets got hurt at the end.