Andy Pettitte has given up ten runs in his last two outings but, despite this, he has declared himself ready for real live major league baseball:
He brushed off all of those runs as just getting his work in. Which, to be fair to him, is something we allow guys in spring training and these past few starts have been spring training for him. Meanwhile, the guys he has been facing have been treating it like their season, which is what it is. Which isn’t to say that it’s a great thing that Pettitte has been getting lit up. But it may not be totally predictive of what he’ll do once he joins the Yankees.
It’ll be interesting to hear today what Brian Cashman thinks. And where Pettitte will fill in in the rotation. If you assume that he is going to replace David Phelps, his first start could be a week from today in Baltimore, which would be the next time Phelps’ turn comes up while Pettitte is on full rest.
