Are Andy Pettitte and the Astros still in talks?
by Stephen Higdon on Dec 31, 2008 10:59 AM CST
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PrintThe Dallas Morning News mentions, sort as an afterthought, that with the Yankees looking more and more like they're going to go with Hughes or Kennedy next year, instead of Pettitte, three teams are waiting in the wings: the Rangers, the Astros, and the Dodgers.
The Yankees having a $10 million dollar offer on the table, which may still be overpaying for Pettitte's services, as he was only worth about 2 WAR last year ($9 million in value). If Pettitte rejects that offer, I assume that he'll know he'll have to accept an offer lower than that from other teams.
Maybe if Pettitte is still on the table in February we can sign him to an affordable deal, and at something to the rotation that keep Brandon Backe from being a default starter.
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Many different stories floating around about Pettitte.
A NY Daily News article claims a source close to the Yankees said that they really wanted him back but put out these rumors in order to scare him into signing at lower price. That article suggests he may sign with the Yanks next week.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/12/30/2008-12-30_mets_playing_lowe_ball_with_derek.html
I’m OK with the Astros signing Pettitte, if his price comes down to their range. But I really, really don’t see it happening, for a number of reasons.
So what's our rotation setting up to be?
Roy, Wandy, Moehler, Hampton, Backe and then Hensley as of now? That doesn’t inspire any more confidence than 08.
Perhaps even less confidence?
Because that’s how I feel about it.
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A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by Stephen Higdon on Jan 1, 2009 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
To elaborate
You can put a serious question mark on just about everyone except Roy…and now we don’t even have Paulino as a young guy to hang our hats on.
The one bright spot that I’ve got my fingers crossed for is Alberto Arias.
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A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
by Stephen Higdon on Jan 1, 2009 8:36 AM CST up reply actions
good point.
And last year, because Backe was coming back from surgery, we actually had hope that he might be good. And many people believed that Sampson was underrated as a starter. Now it turns out that he is better suited for reliever.
I agree with you about Arias.
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Pretty doubtful Andy comes back, but of all the additions Drayton would allow for ’09, this makes most sense. Hampton has yet to prove he is healthy enough to make it through an entire season, Backe, hate to say this, may never return to form of old, and our farm hands are not ready. We need Andy.
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