Handicapping Andy's replacement with the Yanks
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The retirement of Andy Pettitte on Friday leaves the Yankees with a void entering spring training later this month. The lefty went 11-3 with a 3.28 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 129 innings last season and was named an All-Star at age 38.
CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett are guaranteed starters, with two spots available. Here is a look at those who will compete for the other two rotation spots, along with their projected odds of landing the No. 4 spot.
2-1
RHP Ivan Nova, 6-foot-4, 24
The fireballer’s seven late-season starts showed the stuff of a career major leaguer.
12-1
RHP Freddy Garcia, 6-foot-4, 35
Garcia was average in 28 starts for the White Sox in 2010, but at least he was healthy, unlike Colon.
18-1
RHP Bartolo Colon, 6-foot-0, 37
In his last full season, Colon won 21 games for the Angels. That was in 2005, before injuries set in.
20-1
RHP Sergio Mitre, 6-foot-3, 29
A dark-horse candidate for the No. 5 spot before last season, Mitre may be better suited to long relief.
25-1
A trade acquisition or 24-year-old right-handed prospect Hector Noesi.
'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.
