Pettitte agrees with Yankees on $16 million, 1-year deal

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Pettitte is headed back to the New York Yankees. Could Roger Clemens be next?

Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a deal that reunites the two-time All-Star with the team he helped to win four World Series titles.

"Roger has yet to decide what he wants to do," Randy Hendricks, the agent for both pitchers, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "He has, however, followed the events with Andy and the Astros very carefully."

Pettitte's deal with the Yankees includes a $16 million player option for 2008. His agent, Randy Hendricks, said Pettitte would not exercise the option if he were hurt and unable to play.

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I'm a Yankee fan and a Pettitte fan. I'm more than happy with this move ($16 mil, though?!).

And if we can get Clemens again later on, hey, I won't complain.

Anything to get a rotation thick enough that Pavano has no spot in it.

He signed with the Astros basically out of spite, because he felt the Yankees had disrespected his friend Pettitte.
(But not before accepting expensive "retirement" gifts from the Yankees.) He cares about only one thing, and that's himself.
But I'm a big Pettitte fan, and I was upset when they let him get away.