New York Yankees Notes: Cashman Again Talks About Pettitte

either way, he should make a flippin decision

I still hope he signs here

Where Mussina tells Cashman, “I am not signing for less than Pavano”. I do not see a 12 MM offer as a big statement in terms of bringing Andy back. He’s better than AJ. Why shouldn’t he get AJ’s salary, which is 16.5 MM (per Cot’s). That might make it harder to stay retired.

c’mon Andy, you know damn well once those Ps and Cs report you’ll get that itch again.

That number still seems like a starting point tho. I bet he gets more if he asks.

Law has Montero at 4, Banuelos at 12, Sanchez at 68 (who he said would be much, much higher if he was older), Betances (who Law said only needs to refine his curveball and get innings), and Brackman at 88, who he projects as an above average starter.

I thought it was awesome to see two Yankees in the top 15. I think that’s the first time since I’ve started paying attention to prospect ranking that I’ve seen two Yankees so highly touted.

I’m surprised how low Betances was on Law’s list given Baseball America had Betances ranked above Banuelos. I’m also surprised at Gary Sanchez’s ranking as well, since he was placed ahead of all of the B’s in BA’s Yankees top prospect list.

Anyway, in those 5 guys, I see two aces and a solid #3 in Brackman. I see a DH in Montero and I see an everyday catcher in Sanchez, based on everything I’ve read.

The Yankees have a ton of depth, and in a few years, if everything works out (outside of CC opting out), their entire rotation could actually be home grown.

Hughes, Banuelos, Betances, Brackman, Nova, Warren, Phelps, etc. is really nice.

Obviously that all won’t happen, Some of the depth guys will be traded away, but the overall point is that its exciting to see so many of our home grown kids succeeding

Everything that has been said about him has gone through Brian Cashman. I’m fine with that, but if Andy has really made a decision not to play, at least for now, I’d sort of like to hear him come out and say so himself. Because if he’s not saying anything to the media, I’m hesitant to buy into him being retired.

If he were to retire, I’d honestly wish he’d do it more like Mussina did it and less like Roger Clemens. Mussina came out quickly, he had numerous interviews and conferences announcing it and made it clear what he was going to do. I like Andy and I know that his decision doesn’t really affect anything the Yankees could do in the offseason anymore, but it doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear what he has to say about the whole situation.

for all of us who were shoveling snow today in NY, pitchers and catchers report in 18 days.