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Andy Pettitte turned down a $10 million, one-year deal with the Yankees.
So he's never been the brightest guy in the world.
Pettitte, an admitted HGH user, is 36 years old and would be the Yankees fifth starter. He is injury prone, on the downside, and without his beloved HGH to help him recover, who knows how healthy he will be?
Pettitte pitched three years for the Astros from 2004 to 2006 before returning to the Yankees.
Since he rejected the Yankees offer, he flirted with the Dodgers and hinted at a return to the Astros.
General Manager Ed Wade politely said there wasn't a scenario where Pettitte would fit in with the Astros.
That was on Jan. 8.
Yet on Jan. 20, Tom Verducci mentioned a source saying Pettitte was weighing a "lesser offer to return to the Astros."
Two sources from inside the Astros organization said Tuesday there was "no chance" that Pettitte had an offer from the Astros.
For one thing, the Astros aren't adding any payroll. They wouldn't come close to a one-year, $10 million offer for Pettitte. A "lesser offer" would be half that, at best. And even that isn't likely.
In the past, Astros owner Drayton McLane might have gone fan and said "sign him anyway," and cut back elsewhere.
But the Pettitte-McLane breakup was not a happy one. McLane took a lot of backlash for not signing him; at the same time, he felt Pettitte did not deal with the Astros in good faith. McLane was not happy with the way it ended with Pettitte and the way he was portrayed afterward.
Despite his apology, Pettitte will forever be tied to Roger Clemens and HGH use. McLane has distanced himself from Clemens. He also has a real problem on his hands dealing with Miguel Tejada and his potential legal issues. He doesn't want anymore potential bad press.
Pettitte should take his $10 million from the Yankees and run.
From a competitive perspective, yes, the Astros could use another pitcher. Pettitte would bring a lot in that regard.
He also brings too much baggage, too much negative history to return to the Astros.
It's the story that won't die. But it should.
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