Andy Pettitt was praying that things would work out with the New York Yankees so that he wouldn't have to play with the Astros in Houston.One of the few Yankees left from the World Series Teams of 1996-2000, Andy turned down the previous Yankee offer of $10 million dollar offer, which was a pay cut from his 2008 salary of $16 million.
Well, Andy's prayers came through ,as he resigned with the Yankees to a one year $5.5 million deal. Even though the deal is for less guaranteed money, he can make it up with an incentive filled package that could pay him an additional $5 million in bonuses, $4.5 million in innings and $2 million based on days on the active roster.
One of the big reasons he wanted to stay with the Yankees is that he is a Yankee at heart. The other reason, he wants to play in the new Yankee stadium.
If Andy stays healthy and plays like he usually does, he will make more than he did last year.
Andy Pettitt, Derel Jeter and Jorge Posada are the only Yankees remaining from the glory days of winning 4 World Series in 5 years - that ended in YK2.
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