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Source: Pettitte-to-Yanks 'virtually inevitable'

by Ken Rosenthal

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

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Updated: December 19, 2008, 7:01 PM EST
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The return of free-agent left-hander Andy Pettitte to the Yankees is "virtually inevitable," according to a source with knowledge of the pitcher's intentions. While a deal is not imminent, it is believed that the two sides will eventually come to an agreement on a one-year deal.

The signing of Pettitte would likely end the Yankees' pursuit of other free-agent pitchers, namely right-handers Derek Lowe and Ben Sheets.

The Yankees have offered Pettitte a one-year, $10 million deal (with some reports indicating the actual offer was $10.5 million), but the 36-year-old lefty has been reluctant to take a pay cut from his 2007 salary of $16 million.

No other teams have shown serious interest in Pettitte, who has repeatedly expressed a desire to pitch in the new Yankee Stadium, which opens in April.


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