TexasTerror
December 8th, 2006, 04:41 PM
This is ridiculous! The Astros would've had Andy Pettite all wrapped up without questions and they dropped the ball on this one. This was worth everything. He'd of been a great #2 behind Roy Oswalt. How can you invest so much in Carlos Lee, a bit too much if you ask me and then show a lack of commitment by not signing a local boy who wanted to play with the 'Stros?
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Pettitte opts for one-year deal with Yankees
By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
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.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4389076.html
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Pettitte opts for one-year deal with Yankees
By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
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.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4389076.html