| 5/17/2013 8:21:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte has been diagnosed with a strained trapezius muscle. | Insight: He's been placed on the DL. Rookie lefthander Vidal Nuno will absorb Pettitte's spot in the starting rotation. | | |
| 5/16/2013 9:26:00 PM |
Description: New York lefthander Andy Pettitte suffered an injury Thursday against the Mariners. SOURCE: Bryan Hoch, MLB.com | Insight: He left the game after just 4 2/3 innings. We should have an update on Pettitte's status later tonight. | | |
| 4/29/2013 10:13:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte struggled with his command Monday against Houston and allowed 10 hits and seven runs in 4 1/3 innings. | Insight: Pettitte's troubles began early, when Houston scored three runs in the top of the first inning. The lefty brought a 2.22 ERA into the game but left with a 3.86. He'll get Oakland this weekend. | | |
| 4/14/2013 5:47:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte's next start will come Friday at Toronto, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. | Insight: Pettitte is 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through two starts, but he had some back tightness after his last start and his back locked up again Thursday. This type of thing will happen when you're 40 years old. | | |
| 4/12/2013 5:00:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to back spasms, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Yankees manager Joe Girardi is hopeful that Pettitte will be able to start Tuesday or Wednesday. | Insight: Pettitte is 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA and 1.13 WHIP through two starts, but he had some back tightness after his last start and his back locked up again Thursday. This type of thing will happen when you're 40 years old. | | |
| 4/4/2013 9:57:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte held Boston to one run in eight innings Thursday to help New York win its first game of the season. He gave up eight hits and one walk and struck out three. | Insight: The 40-year-old Pettitte picked up career win No. 246. Fantasy owners shouldn't forget that Pettitte had a 3.22 ERA last season before a comebacker fractured his left ankle in late June. He posted a 2.37 ERA in five starts (including playoffs) after returning from the injury on Sept. 19. | | |
| 11/28/2012 3:51:00 PM |
Description: The New York Post's Ken Davidoff reports lefthander Andy Pettitte has signed a one-year deal to remain with the Yankees. | Insight: The 40-year-old will receive $12 million next season. His 2012 campaign was mostly derailed by injuries but when Pettitte was healthy, he was very effective (5-4, 2.87 ERA in 12 regular season starts). | | |
| 10/12/2012 8:49:00 PM |
Description: Yankees manager Joe Girardi confirmed that Andy Pettitte will start Game 1 of the ALCS against the Tigers. | Insight: Pettitte allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings in a Game 2 loss to the Orioles in the ALDS. He'll oppose Doug Fister in Game 1 of the ALCS. | | |
| 10/8/2012 11:54:00 AM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte said he plans to return for the 2013 season, according to the New York Post. Pettitte will start Game 2 of the ALDS Monday with the Yankees leading the Orioles 1-0 in the series. The veteran is the all-time leader in postseason wins with 19 and starts with 42. | Insight: Pettitte went 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA and a 69/21 K/BB ratio in 75 1/3 innings this season but he missed a month and a half with a fractured left ankle after being hit with a comebacker. "I know the competition and the desire to compete is still there, and I don't feel like I kind of got that itch out from the 70 innings or so that I threw this year," Pettitte said. | | |
| 9/19/2012 10:11:00 PM |
Description: In his first start since June 27th, Yankees lefthander Andy Pettitte gave up four hits in five shutout innings versus the Blue Jays. | Insight: Pettitte earned his fourth win of the year while lowering his season ERA to 2.97. The 40-year-old's next start will come on Monday against the Twins. | | |
| 9/18/2012 1:55:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (ankle) has been activated from the DL to start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) suffered an ankle fracture in June. He should make four starts before the end of the season, so he's worth an add in most formats. | | |
| 9/13/2012 9:10:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (ankle) will be activated from the DL to start Tuesday against the Blue Jays, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) suffered an ankle fracture in June. He should make four starts before the end of the season, so he's worth an add in most formats. | | |
| 9/12/2012 6:01:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte will rejoin the rotation next week if he's cleared by his doctor Friday, according to Erik Boland of Newsday. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) suffered an ankle fracture in June. The lefty proclaimed himself ready after a 55-pitch simulated game Wednesday. He'll assume David Phelps' spot in the rotation and should be added in most formats. | | |
| 8/31/2012 5:38:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte threw 20 pitches in a bullpen session Friday, according to WFAN's Sweeny Murti. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) hadn't thrown from a mound since suffering an ankle fracture in June. It seems unlikely that the left-hander will help fantasy owners again this season. | | |
| 8/20/2012 3:19:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte is hoping to throw off the mound when the team returns from their current road trip, according to a New York Daily News report. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) had originally targeted early September for his return date, but that seems unlikely now, and at this point he may only be ready in time for the playoffs and won't help fantasy owners anymore in 2012. | | |
| 8/10/2012 8:02:00 PM |
Description: New York lefty Andy Pettitte has encountered a setback in his rehab from a broken ankle that is expected to add a week to 10 days to his recovery time. | Insight: Pettitte (3-3, 3.22 ERA) had originally targeted early September for his return date but that seems unlikely now that he's still experiencing swelling almost two months after first suffering the injury. | | |
| 7/15/2012 10:13:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte (ankle) had X-rays on his left ankle Sunday, which revealed that the break is healing well, according to ESPN New York. | Insight: The Yankees are targeting Sept. 1 for his return to the rotation. The 40-year-old left-hander said his doctor told him the break is "about 50 percent closed up." | | |
| 6/27/2012 7:03:00 PM |
Description: ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that Andy Pettitte will likely be out two months with a fractured ankle. | Insight: Six weeks was the initial prognosis after Pettitte suffered a fractured ankle during his start Wednesday. If Olney's source is correct, Pettitte won't be back until the end of August. | | |
| 6/27/2012 4:09:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte has a fractured left ankle and will miss at least six weeks after being drilled by a line drive in the fifth inning Wednesday. | Insight: The 39-year-old Pettitte had pitched four innings yielding three hits and a run against the Indians before being struck by a Casey Kotchman line drive. He won't need surgery. Pettitte is the second starter to go down for New York on Wednesday, as CC Sabathia hit the DL with a groin strain earlier in the day. | | |
| 6/27/2012 3:08:00 PM |
Description: Yankees starter Andy Pettitte left Wednesday's game after being hit by a Casey Kotchman infield single off his leg. | Insight: The 39-year-old Pettitte had pitched four innings yielding three hits and a run. Pettitte has been solid since signing late and with C.C. Sabathia just placed on the disabled list the Yankees need this to be just a minor injury without a missed start. | | |
